As a result one of society's great forces is thus lost to the nation.

In this way the best and largest acquisition of the past, the heaviest accumulation of material and of moral capital, remain unproductive.

In a pure democracy the upper branches of the social tree, not only the old ones but the young ones, remain sterile.

When a vigorous branch passes above the rest and reaches the top it ceases to bear fruit.

The elite of the nation is thus condemned to constant and irremediable failures because it cannot find a suitable outlet for its activity.