Tea at Trianon: Rule by Hillary

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Rule by Hillary

A very scary thought, but becoming more likely everyday. Share

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: The English Bookmakers now list "Billary" as the prohibitive favorite for the Democratic nomination and the solid favorite for the Presidency. (Yikes!) But, she has historically high "negative" polling numbers, and may not be able to win against any opponent, especially were a liberal third-party candidate (e.g., Ralph Nader) were to siphon off just a few votes.

Bucause Gulliani (personal-life scandals), Romney (religion and flip-floping on pro-life issues) also have such high negatives, I believe that the Republican race is likely to come down to an one hawkish candidate supported by Evangelical/Dispensationalist Christians (probably Thompson or Huckabee) versus Dr. Ron Paul, the small-government, "dove" candidate. Indeed, in London books, Dr. Paul has moved up from 1000 to 1 shot just few weeks ago to a 20 to 1 shot for the nomination.; August 18, 2007 at 10:49:00 AM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: Great reflections, thank you! I am voting for Dr. Paul.; August 18, 2007 at 5:43:00 PM EDT