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The grave part of mankind are quite as liable to these imitated beliefs as the frivolous part.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “The grave part of mankind are quite as liable to these imitated beliefs as the frivolous part.”
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Bagehot asserts that serious individuals are just as susceptible to imitative beliefs as those who are less serious.
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