At first a sort of 'chance predominance' made a model, and then invincible attraction, the necessity which rules all but the strongest men to imitate what is before their eyes, and to be what they are expected to be, moulded men by that model.
Bagehot describes how initial models of behavior can shape individuals through imitation and societal expectations.
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