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The perpetual atmosphere of intellectual inquiry acts powerfully, as everyone may see by looking about him in London, upon the constitution both of men and women.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “The perpetual atmosphere of intellectual inquiry acts powerfully, as everyone may see by looking about him in London…”
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Bagehot observes that a culture of intellectual inquiry significantly influences the development of individuals in society.
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