People could write tracts to oppose the prevailing consensus, and with cheap printing those unorthodox ideas could gain enough influence to topple a king, or a pope.

人们可以书写传单，反对占统治地位的共识。 以廉价的方式出版，这些非主流观点能获得足够影响力，足以把堂堂一国之君，甚至教皇拉下马。

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It was all the more striking because it ran counter to the prevailing consensus.

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The common denominator for gut plays is patience and then some proof that the prevailing consensus was myopic.

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And while most China investors are far from overly bullish on China, nor subscribe to any saintly view of its economic management, the prevailing consensus among portfolio managers who continue to put money to work in China is this: China may be down, but it is not out.

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