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No doubt history shows that most nations are stationary now; but it affords reason to think that all nations once advanced.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “No doubt history shows that most nations are stationary now; but it affords reason to think that all nations once…”
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Bagehot acknowledges that while many nations appear stagnant today, there is evidence that all nations experienced periods of advancement in the past.
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