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Just when it is desirable that ignorant men, new to politics, should have good issues, and only good issues, put before them, these statesmen will have suggested bad issues.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “Just when it is desirable that ignorant men, new to politics, should have good issues, and only good issues, put before…”
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He expresses concern that statesmen may present poor political issues to inexperienced voters.
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