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Everybody who weighs even half these arguments will admit that it is a great force in the matter, a principal agency to be acknowledged and watched; and for my present purpose I want no more.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot emphasizes the importance of acknowledging the significant forces at play in societal matters.
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