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Walter Bagehot: There was such a solidarite then between citizens, that each might be led to persecute the other for fear of harm to…

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There was such a solidarite then between citizens, that each might be led to persecute the other for fear of harm to himself.
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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot notes the interconnectedness of citizens in early societies, where fear could lead to persecution among individuals.

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