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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.
Walter Bagehot
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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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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. — Walter Bagehot

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Walter Bagehot was a Author from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1826–1877).

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This quote is attributed to Walter Bagehot, a Author from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Walter Bagehot lived from 1826 – 1877.
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