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I cannot, therefore, join in the full cry against anomalies; in my judgment it may quickly overrun the scent, and so miss what we should be glad to find.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot expresses his reluctance to fully condemn political anomalies, suggesting they may lead to valuable discoveries.
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