Walter Bagehot: “The members of a Parliament excluded from office can never be…”

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The members of a Parliament excluded from office can never be comparable, much less equal, to those of a Parliament not excluded from office.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot compares the effectiveness of Parliament members who are excluded from office to those who are not.

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