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Walter Bagehot: They combine these different specialities--make it clear where the realm of one ends and that of the other begins, and…

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They combine these different specialities--make it clear where the realm of one ends and that of the other begins, and add to it a wide knowledge of large affairs, which no special man can have, and which is only gained by diversified action.
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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot discusses the necessity of combining different specialties for effective management.

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