03-20-2004, 07:11 PM
"I won't call him brilliant, few ever achieve that level. Metternich is not born every week."
Yeah. It takes a great genius to get up in the morning, shower, have breakfast, and stop all progress in the western world. The entire continent of Europe exploded under the pressure of repressed social change, held down by autocracies who now can rely on each other for support. Major, nation destroying revolutions every generation, followed by harsh crackdowns? Yeah, I'm actually rather glad Metternich isn't born every week. We'd have a world full of reactionary assholes who would rather see stability than freedom.
"What is scary is how limited your perspective is."
This is, unfortunately, true of everyone.
Jester
Yeah. It takes a great genius to get up in the morning, shower, have breakfast, and stop all progress in the western world. The entire continent of Europe exploded under the pressure of repressed social change, held down by autocracies who now can rely on each other for support. Major, nation destroying revolutions every generation, followed by harsh crackdowns? Yeah, I'm actually rather glad Metternich isn't born every week. We'd have a world full of reactionary assholes who would rather see stability than freedom.
"What is scary is how limited your perspective is."
This is, unfortunately, true of everyone.
Jester