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Walter Bagehot: If the state is conceived thus, toleration becomes wicked.

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If the state is conceived thus, toleration becomes wicked.
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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot argues that if the state is viewed as a collective entity, then tolerating individual deviations becomes morally wrong.

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