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To sum up--LAW--rigid, definite, concise law--is the primary want of early mankind; that which they need above anything else, that which is requisite before they can gain anything else.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot asserts that the establishment of law is crucial for early societies, as it is essential for their development and progress.
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