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In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail over the others; and in certain marked peculiarities the strongest tend to be the best.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot argues that the strongest nations tend to dominate others, suggesting a natural hierarchy based on strength.
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