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# "Do you consider the House of Lords a more perfect institution than the House of Commons?" "Naturally"
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- Published: 2024-07-26T06:32:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:33:10.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Aristocracy, Books, London, Society, Humour

"Do you consider the House of Lords a more perfect institution than the House of Commons?"  
"Naturally. In the House of Lords we are never brought into contact with public opinion. That is what makes us a civilised institution."

Oscar Wilde, *A Woman of No Importance*, a comedy in four acts