But by one of those legal fictions which Sir Henry Maine describes so well, primitive nations contrived to do what they found convenient, as well as to adhere to what they fancied to be right.
Bagehot references legal fictions that allowed primitive nations to balance convenience and perceived morality.
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No doubt this momentary gain is bought at a ruinous after-cost.
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