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Quote by Walter Bagehot
Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience

Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other mens thoughts, to speak other mens words, to follow other mens habits. – Walter Bagehot

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It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations. – Walter Bagehot

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A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself. – Walter Bagehot

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Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world. – Walter Bagehot

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Men get opinions as boys learn to spell by reiteration chiefly. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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To try and change opinion by law is worse than futile. – George Earle Buckle

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