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But in England there is no such superiority, and the English have no such feeling.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “But in England there is no such superiority, and the English have no such feeling.”
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Bagehot contrasts the lack of superiority felt by the English with the feelings of superiority found in other countries.
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