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We should endeavour to get away from a very costly form of sentiment.
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The speaker urges people to make an effort to move away from an emotional attitude that comes at a high cost. “Costly” may refer to money, effort, harm, or other serious consequences; the quote does not specify which. The main point is that sentiment should not be allowed to impose such a burden.
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- Athabasca University Press, Psychiatry and the Legacies of Eugenics
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