Walter Bagehot: “The families of Jacob and Esau separate and form two nations; but the…”

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The families of Jacob and Esau separate and form two nations; but the families of Jacob's children hold together and become a people.

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Walter Bagehot

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He observes the separation of families leading to the formation of nations.

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