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There is likewise another line in which politicians mistake, which is that of not rightly calculating, or rather of misjudging, the consequence which any given circumstance will produce.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “There is likewise another line in which politicians mistake, which is that of not rightly calculating, or rather of…”
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Paine discusses the common political error of misjudging the consequences of actions.
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