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Only a few nations, and those of European origin, advance; and yet these think--seem irresistibly compelled to think--such advance to be inevitable, natural, and eternal.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot points out that only a select few nations, particularly of European descent, perceive their advancement as a natural and inevitable process.
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