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This is the principal mode in which the greatest minds of an age produce their effect.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgThis is the principal mode in which the greatest minds of an age produce their effect.
This statement highlights Bagehot's view on how influential thinkers shape societal progress.
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