It is from these classes that young men suffer commonly the chilling demonstration that their fine plans are opposed to rooted obstacles, that they are repetitions of other plans which failed long ago, and that we must be content with the very moderate results of tried machinery.
Bagehot discusses the disillusionment young men face when confronting systemic obstacles to their ambitions.
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