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The worst of these superstitions is that they are easy to make and hard to destroy.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgThe worst of these superstitions is that they are easy to make and hard to destroy.
Bagehot warns about the persistence of superstitions, noting their ease of creation and difficulty of eradication.
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