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It is only after duly apprehending the silent manner in which national characters thus form themselves, that we can rightly appreciate the dislike which old Governments had to trade.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot argues that understanding the formation of national characters is key to grasping governmental attitudes towards trade.
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