In fact, the French - who read and theorise the most - became so addicted to political experiment that in the two centuries since our own rather drab revolution they have exuberantly produced one Directory, one Consulate, two empires, three restorations of the monarchy, and five republics. That's what happens when you take writing too seriously.


"Lincoln and the Priests of Academe" - United States - Essays 1952-1992 (1992)

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In fact, the French - who read and theorise the most - became so addicted to political experiment that in the two centuries since our own rather drab ...

In fact, the French - who read and theorise the most - became so addicted to political experiment that in the two centuries since our own rather drab ...

In fact, the French - who read and theorise the most - became so addicted to political experiment that in the two centuries since our own rather drab ...

In fact, the French - who read and theorise the most - became so addicted to political experiment that in the two centuries since our own rather drab ...