Walter Bagehot Quote

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.

Walter Bagehot

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.

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About Walter Bagehot

Walter Bagehot ( BAJ-ət; 3 February 1826 – 24 March 1877) was an English journalist, businessman, and essayist, who wrote extensively about government, economics, literature and race. He is known for co-founding the National Review in 1855, and for his works The English Constitution and Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market (1873).