The nature of a society is largely determined by the direction in which talent and ambition flow—by the tilt of the social landscape.
Since man has to finish and “make” himself, there are unavoidably greater differences between individual men than between individual animals. Reflections on the Human Condition (2006)
It is the average man of today who shows the most striking differences from people of other ages and civilizations. The rebel of today is twin brother of rebels in all ages and climes.