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Walter Bagehot Quotes
So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their judgment tells them it is unwise and their conscience that it is wrong.
Walter Bagehot

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Date of Birth:
February 3, 1826
Date of Death:
March 24, 1877
Nationality:
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