He has a strong attachment to popularity but indisposed to sacrifice to it his integrity; hence it is that he is disposed on all popular subjects to feel the public pulse and hence results indecision and an expression of doubt.
Beveridge analyzes the complexities of a person's relationship with popularity and integrity in decision-making.
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