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You may argue, rightly or wrongly, that all Aryan nations are of a single or peculiar origin, just as it was long believed that all Greek-speaking nations were of one such stock.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “You may argue, rightly or wrongly, that all Aryan nations are of a single or peculiar origin, just as it was long…”
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This quote discusses the belief in a common origin among Aryan nations, paralleling historical beliefs about Greek origins.
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