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But in early times Providence 'set apart the nations;' and it is not till the frame of their morals is set by long ages of transmitted discipline, that such enlargement can be borne.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “But in early times Providence 'set apart the nations;' and it is not till the frame of their morals is set by long ages…”
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Bagehot reflects on how historical isolation prepared nations for future interactions.
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