Walter Bagehot: “But such a civilisation will not perish if a warrior caste is tacked…”

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But such a civilisation will not perish if a warrior caste is tacked on to it and is bound to defend it.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot posits that a civilization can survive if it has a warrior caste to defend it.

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Walter Bagehot: “But such a civilisation will not perish if a warrior caste is tacked on to it and is bound to defend it.”