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No doubt the brute force of number may be too potent even then (as so often it is afterwards): civilisation may be thrown back by the conquest of many very rude men over a few less rude men.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “No doubt the brute force of number may be too potent even then (as so often it is afterwards): civilisation may be…”
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Bagehot warns that sheer numbers can sometimes undermine civilization, even in early conflicts.
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