Walter Bagehot: “Children, in the same way, are born mimics; they cannot help imitating…”

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Children, in the same way, are born mimics; they cannot help imitating what comes before them.

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Walter Bagehot

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Here, Bagehot draws a parallel between children and savages, emphasizing the natural inclination to mimic their surroundings.

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Walter Bagehot: “Children, in the same way, are born mimics; they cannot help imitating what comes before them.”