The Sovereign can only act by advisers, and through the instrumentality of those who are neither infallible nor impeccable— answerable, indeed, for a… - Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux

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The Sovereign can only act by advisers, and through the instrumentality of those who are neither infallible nor impeccable— answerable, indeed, for all that the irresponsible Sovereign may do, but liable to err through undue influence, and to be swayed by improper motives.

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The Right Honourable Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, PC (September 19, 1778 – May 7, 1868) was a British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.

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Alternative Names: Henry Peter Brougham Henry Brougham, Baron Brougham And Vaux Henry Brougham, Lord Brougham and Vaux Lord Broham
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