Rarely do men know the full significance of the period in which they live, and we are inclined to sigh for something better in the way of opportunity,--such as was given to the hero of the Past, or as imagination allots to the better hero of the Future.
Sumner suggests that people often fail to recognize the significance of their current circumstances.
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