Walter Bagehot: “The nation is forced to hear two sides--all the sides, perhaps, of…”

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The nation is forced to hear two sides--all the sides, perhaps, of that which most concerns it.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot emphasizes the necessity of hearing multiple perspectives on important national issues.

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Walter Bagehot: “The nation is forced to hear two sides--all the sides, perhaps, of that which most concerns it.”