“Most men of business think "Anyhow this system will probably last my time. It has gone on a long time, and is likely to go on still."”

— Walter Bagehot

Source: Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext03/lsadm10.txt (1873), Ch. I, Introductory

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British journalist, businessman, and essayist 1826–1877

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