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But as to the imitative nature of credulity there can be no doubt.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “But as to the imitative nature of credulity there can be no doubt.”
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Bagehot asserts the undeniable influence of imitation on human credulity.
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