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So long as they are not taught to act together, there is a chance of this being averted, and it can only be averted by the greatest wisdom and the greatest foresight in the higher classes.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot argues that preventing class conflict requires wisdom and foresight from the upper classes.
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