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WE have long ago been told in the most forcible language and by the highest authority what will be the fate of a people whose leaders are blind; and the same authority has likewise informed us that the worst possible form of darkness is that in which we think we see. To have a one-sided, a short-sighted, or a distorted view of any principle or policy is frequently worse than not to see it at all, more especially in those who claim to wield the national power or to direct the national will. To have a short-sighted steersman is very bad, especially if the navigation be dangerous; but what must be the fate of the vessel if her steersman and look-out are both equally short-sighted?
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Mental Darkness in High Places . Nature 6, 21–22 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/006021a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/006021a0