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But now a class is coming up trained to thought, full of money, and yet trained to business.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “But now a class is coming up trained to thought, full of money, and yet trained to business.”
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Bagehot observes the emergence of a new class that is both wealthy and trained in business, indicating a shift in societal structure.
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