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A man in early ages is born to a certain obedience, and cannot extricate himself from an inherited government.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “A man in early ages is born to a certain obedience, and cannot extricate himself from an inherited government.”
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He discusses the inescapable nature of inherited governance in early societies.
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