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We may wish, if we please, that to-morrow shall be like to-day, but it will not be like it.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “We may wish, if we please, that to-morrow shall be like to-day, but it will not be like it.”
Editor's note · Context
This quote reflects on the inevitability of change, regardless of our desires for stability.
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