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An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to sacrifice his mind too - at least all the characteristics part of it that which is original and most his own.


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Author Bio


  • NameWalter Bagehot
  • DescriptionBritish journalist, businessman, and essayist
  • BornFebruary 3, 1826
  • DiedMarch 24, 1877
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionJournalist; Economist; Political Scientist; Writer