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In time an ingrained type is sure to be formed, and sure to be passed on if only the causes I have specified be fully in action and without impediment.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “In time an ingrained type is sure to be formed, and sure to be passed on if only the causes I have specified be fully in…”
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Bagehot asserts that ingrained traits will develop and persist if the right conditions are met.
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