Walter Bagehot: “They have not an idea of the laws of nature; if they want to cure a…”

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They have not an idea of the laws of nature; if they want to cure a man, they have no conception at all of true scientific remedies.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot argues that savages lack knowledge of natural laws and scientific remedies.

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Walter Bagehot: “They have not an idea of the laws of nature; if they want to cure a man, they have no conception at all of true…”