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But looking not to the present hour, and this single country, but to the world at large and coming times, no question can be more practical.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “But looking not to the present hour, and this single country, but to the world at large and coming times, no question…”
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Bagehot encourages a broader perspective on political questions, considering their global implications.
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