Besides, it is in the nature of the curious influence of rank to work much more on men singly than on men collectively; it is an influence which most men--at least most Englishmen--feel very much, but of which most Englishmen are somewhat ashamed.
Bagehot discusses the complex relationship between rank and individual perception among Englishmen.
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