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I do not think I put this too high when I say that a most important if not the most important object of early legislation was the enforcement of LUCKY rites.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
He argues that early legislation was significantly focused on enforcing rituals associated with luck.
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