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His power rests too much on human reason, and too little on human instinct.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “His power rests too much on human reason, and too little on human instinct.”
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Bagehot critiques the reliance on rationality in governance, emphasizing the importance of instinct.
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