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But it cannot judge if it is to be kept in ignorance; it cannot interpose if it does not know.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “But it cannot judge if it is to be kept in ignorance; it cannot interpose if it does not know.”
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Bagehot warns that ignorance prevents the political body from effectively judging government actions.
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