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Guilt to us is an individual taint consequent on choice and cleaving to the chooser.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “Guilt to us is an individual taint consequent on choice and cleaving to the chooser.”
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Bagehot discusses the concept of guilt as a personal consequence of one's choices, emphasizing individual accountability.
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