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When we come to Thucydides, the results of discussion are as full as they have ever been; his light is pure, 'dry light,' free from the 'humours' of habit, and purged from consecrated usage.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot praises Thucydides for his clarity and objectivity in discussing the outcomes of political discourse.
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