Bismarck

Does not all the

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Does not all the world know that when in autumn the Bismarcks of the world, or they who are bigger than Bismarcks, meet at this or that delicious haunt of salubrity, the affairs of the world are then settled in little conclaves, with grater ease, rapidity, and certainty than in large parliaments or the dull … Read more

Eden ha[s] put his

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Eden ha[s] put his country in a position where she sustained the greatest diplomatic reverse since Bismarck in similar circumstances had called Palmerston’s bluff in the matter of Schleswig-Holstein…Further damage was done when Russia proved by her action in Spain, that she was not a good European as Mr. Eden had assured the world was … Read more

On the other hand,

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On the other hand, heroism is basic to the character of the Nordic peoples. This heroism of the ancient mythic period and this is what is decisive has never been lost, despite times of decline, so long as the Nordic blood was still alive. Heroism, in fact, took many forms, from the warrior nobility of … Read more