It is an undeniable privilege of every man to prove himself right in the thesis that the world is his enemy; for if he reiterates it frequently enough and makes it the background of his conduct he is bound eventually to be right.
Bio: James Bolivar Manson was an artist and worked at the Tate gallery for 25 years, being its Director 1930 1938. In the Tate's own evaluation he was the "least successful" of their Directors.