Walter Bagehot: “And in consequence an inability to stay quiet, an irritable desire to…”

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And in consequence an inability to stay quiet, an irritable desire to act directly, is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.

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Bagehot reflects on a common human failing of restlessness and the desire for action.

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