Quote by: Walter Bagehot

The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and greatest; it leaves all the rest in shadow and unseen.


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  • NameWalter Bagehot
  • DescriptionBritish journalist, businessman, and essayist
  • BornFebruary 3, 1826
  • DiedMarch 24, 1877
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionJournalist; Economist; Political Scientist; Writer