And I believe that this is in great part due, in England at least, to our government by discussion, which has fostered a general intellectual tone, a diffused disposition to weigh evidence, a conviction that much may be said on every side of everything which the elder and more fanatic ages of the world wanted.
Bagehot attributes the intellectual growth and careful consideration in England to its system of governance by discussion.
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