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But, then, what we attempt is incalculably more difficult.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “But, then, what we attempt is incalculably more difficult.”
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Bagehot argues that the challenges faced by the English military are significantly more complex than those of continental powers.
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