One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

Walter Bagehot

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Topic

Resistance to change Human nature

Author

Walter Bagehot

Source

Physics and Politics

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1872 1870s 19th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Bagehot, Walter. Physics and Politics. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1873, ch. 5.

Current Citation

Bagehot, Walter. Physics and Politics. Cambridge University Press, 2010, ch. 5.

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Source
The Odyssey
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 7, l. 307.

Current Citation

Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 7, l. 307.