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The Most Melancholy Of Human Reflections, Perhaps, Is That, On The Whole, It Is A Question Whether The Benevolence Of Mankind Does Most Good Or Harm.

-Walter Bagehot

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The Most Melancholy Of Human Reflections, Perhaps,

Walter Bagehot

The Most Melancholy Of Human Reflections, Perhaps, Is That, On The Whole, It Is A Question Whether The Benevolence Of Mankind Does Most Good Or Harm.

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