You must build your House of Parliament on the river: so... that the populace cannot exact their demands by sitting down round you. (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington)

You must build your House of Parliament on the river: so... that the populace cannot exact their demands by sitting down round you.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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