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The higher being is not and cannot be a model for the lower; he could not mould himself on it if he would, and would not if he could.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “The higher being is not and cannot be a model for the lower; he could not mould himself on it if he would, and would not…”
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Bagehot asserts that higher civilizations cannot serve as models for lower ones due to fundamental differences.
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