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The reason is, that only those nations can progress which preserve and use the fundamental peculiarity which was given by nature to man's organism as to all other organisms.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “The reason is, that only those nations can progress which preserve and use the fundamental peculiarity which was given…”
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He argues that only nations that embrace their inherent characteristics can achieve progress.
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