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In the balance of politics it is seldom wise to make one scale preponderate by weights taken from another.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “In the balance of politics it is seldom wise to make one scale preponderate by weights taken from another.”
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Quincy reflects on the importance of balance in political decision-making.
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