February 6, 2025

[On Anthony Eden] He was not only a bore; he bored for England.

No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion. In other words, people will always say and do what their neighbours say and do, no matter what the law allows or forbids or has nothing to say on a subject.

Men in high places, from having less personal interest in the characters of others—being safe from them—are commonly less acute observers,