The natural mode in which a department is improved on great points and new points is by external suggestion; the worse foes of a department are the plausible errors which the most visible facts suggest, and which only half visible facts confute.
He discusses the role of external suggestions in improving departmental performance amidst prevalent errors.
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Those who doubt should go out into their kitchens.
They are solely concerned with his attractiveness as a candidate; they need not regard his efficiency as a ruler.
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