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Tolerance too is learned in discussion, and, as history shows, is only so learned.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “Tolerance too is learned in discussion, and, as history shows, is only so learned.”
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He highlights that tolerance is a product of discussion and is learned through it.
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