They all enabled those who believed them 'to take the world as it comes,' to be guided by no unreal reason, and to be limited by no mystic scruple; whenever they found anything to do, to do it with their might.
Bagehot emphasizes the empowering effect of certain religions that encourage action and resilience.
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In early society, originality in life was forbidden and repressed by the fixed rule of life.
The work would be done so well that we should not want any one to look over or revise it.
And again, in political matters, how quickly a leading statesman can change the tone of the community!
The whole history of civilisation, is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.
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