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A savage tribe resembles a herd of gregarious beasts; where the leader goes they go too; they copy blindly his habits, and thus soon become that which he already is.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “A savage tribe resembles a herd of gregarious beasts; where the leader goes they go too; they copy blindly his habits…”
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This quote illustrates Bagehot's view on the behavior of primitive societies, emphasizing the influence of leadership on group dynamics.
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