Walter Bagehot: “The most intellectual of men are moved quite as much by the…”

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The most intellectual of men are moved quite as much by the circumstances which they are used to as by their own will.

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Bagehot suggests that even the most intellectual individuals are influenced by their circumstances.

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Walter Bagehot: “The most intellectual of men are moved quite as much by the circumstances which they are used to as by their own will.”