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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