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They died out and history did not begin till after they were gone.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “They died out and history did not begin till after they were gone.”
Editor's note · Context
Bagehot asserts that true historical progress begins only after the decline of inferior societies.
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