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He gave an excellent moral example to his contemporaries, but he is an instance of those whose good dies with them, while their evil lives after them.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot discusses the dual legacy of individuals, highlighting how their positive contributions may fade while their negative impacts endure.
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