Walter Bagehot: “I do not agree with him in his choice of ends, but he is an almost…”

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I do not agree with him in his choice of ends, but he is an almost perfect master of methods and means.

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Bagehot acknowledges a political figure's skill in methods, despite disagreeing with their goals.

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Walter Bagehot: “I do not agree with him in his choice of ends, but he is an almost perfect master of methods and means.”