On the recordJanuary 1, 1852
The field is legitimately open to speculation where all agree that all is hopeless.
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Benjamin Disraeli
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Disraeli: “The field is legitimately open to speculation where all agree that all is hopeless.”
Editor's note · Context
In his biography of Lord George Bentinck, Disraeli observes that when a situation is universally deemed hopeless, it opens the door for new, speculative approaches.
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