But a dissension between the Lords and Commons divides that resisting power; as I have explained, the House of Commons still mainly represents the plutocracy, the Lords represent the aristocracy.
Bagehot explains how divisions between the Lords and Commons weaken their collective power.
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The nation then selected the English policy, but the Crown chose the English Ministers.
The work would be done so well that we should not want any one to look over or revise it.
And again, in political matters, how quickly a leading statesman can change the tone of the community!
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