I cou'd wish to form a contrary opinion, but to do so I must shut my eyes on every object which presents itself to them & fabricate in my own mind non-existing things, to be substituted for realities, & to form the basis of my creed.
Beveridge reflects on the difficulty of forming a positive opinion about the government without ignoring reality.
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