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Chesterton's Fence
is a | principle
 principle
gen. ~ for 8 1; ` for
abbr. p
| that
 that
abbr. dat
| says
 SAY
abbr. ed. Save America's Youth
abbr. inet. Same As You
abbr. st.exch. Satyam Computer, American Depositary Receipts
| change
 change
mil. abbr. ch
should not be | made
 MADE
abbr. Marketable Affordable Durable Entry
| until
 until
abbr. amer. till
the reasoning behind the current state | of
 OF
abbr. st.exch. Oppenheimer Funds
affairs | is
 IS
abbr. weld. induction soldering
understood It says | the
 THE
abbr. med. Tetrahydrocortisone E
| rash
 RASH
abbr. mil. Red and Anarchist Skinheads
move, upon coming across a fence would be to tear | it
 It.
abbr. libr. Italian
down without understanding | why
 WHY
abbr. UN World Honorable Youth
it was put up
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Chesterton's Fence
gen. Chesterton's Fence is a principle that says change should not be made until the reasoning behind the current state of affairs is understood. It says the rash move, upon coming across a fence, would be to tear it down without understanding why it was put up. (thoughtbot.com A.Rezvov)