Toby: I read it, I think, 16 years ago. It was about El Salvador and he had it stricken from the record and there was a reason. Will: What? Toby: I don’t know, but things have reasons. Will: Do they? Toby: Yes, they do. – The West Wing, Inauguration Part I We might describe this as a Chesterton’s Fence sentiment. Chesterton’s Fence is the principle that one should not remove a fence until they understand why it was put there in the first place.
