Walter Bagehot: “Having been used for years and years, on the greatest matters to act…”

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Having been used for years and years, on the greatest matters to act contrary to its own judgment, it hardly knows when to act on that judgment.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot reflects on the House of Lords' struggle to act according to its own judgment due to past practices.

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Walter Bagehot: “Having been used for years and years, on the greatest matters to act contrary to its own judgment, it hardly knows when…”