Also it taught the people to be careful in the choice of their representatives in all legislative bodies; if citizens will not select honest and able men as their public agents, they must suffer the consequences of their indifference to their own affairs.
Beveridge emphasizes the importance of selecting honest representatives to avoid negative consequences in governance.
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