This principle will, I think, help us in trying to solve the question why so few nations have progressed, though to us progress seems so natural-what is the cause or set of causes which have prevented that progress in the vast majority of cases, and produced it in the feeble minority.
Bagehot seeks to understand the reasons behind the uneven progress of nations, questioning the factors that hinder advancement.
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