These symptoms should be watched, brought together in their intimate connection, and so grouped as to show to the hesitating minds of the greater number the invisible and often unconscious support which advanced ideas find everywhere, when a revival of thought takes place in society.
He stresses the importance of connecting various societal symptoms to illustrate the support for progressive ideas.
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