One of the qualities of the Englishman which is a great part of his
strength is that he is always ready to learn by his mistakes, when
(a) once he is convinced of them; and he sometimes learns (much
more rapidly than might be expected from one who is naturally so
5 slow. (b) In one sense it is all the easier for him to change, in that he
has never had any preconceived plan or principles, which it would be
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