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And, therefore, the cultivation of a fine taste tends to promote the function of a fine judgment, which is a main help in the complex world of civilised existence.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot argues that cultivating taste enhances judgment, which is crucial for navigating civilized life.
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And again, in political matters, how quickly a leading statesman can change the tone of the community!
But, above all things, they were frightened of 'the world;' the spectacle of nature filled them with awe and dread.
If those persons be people of different temperaments, different ideas, and different educations, you have an almost infallible security that nothing, or almost nothing, will be done with excessive rapidity.
Thirdly, we see why so few nations have made rapid advance, and how many have become stationary.
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