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The propensity to mimicry, and the power of mimicry, are mostly strongest in those who have least abstract minds.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “The propensity to mimicry, and the power of mimicry, are mostly strongest in those who have least abstract minds.”
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Bagehot discusses the relationship between mimicry and cognitive ability, suggesting that those with less abstract thinking are more prone to imitate.
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