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The greatest living contrast is between the old Eastern and customary civilisations and the new Western and changeable civilisations.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “The greatest living contrast is between the old Eastern and customary civilisations and the new Western and changeable…”
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Bagehot contrasts the enduring nature of Eastern civilizations with the dynamic nature of Western civilizations.
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