As kings are begotten and born like other men, it is to be presumed that they are of the human species; and perhaps, had they thesame education, they might prove like other men. But, flattered from their cradles, their hearts are corrupted, and their heads are turned, so that they seem to be a species by themselves.... Flattery cannot be too strong for them; drunk with it from their infancy, like old drinkers, they require dreams.


The Works of Lord Chesterfield (ed. 1855)

Philip Stanhope Quotes

As kings are begotten and born like other men, it is to be presumed that they are of the human species; and perhaps, had they thesame education, they ...

As kings are begotten and born like other men, it is to be presumed that they are of the human species; and perhaps, had they thesame education, they ...

As kings are begotten and born like other men, it is to be presumed that they are of the human species; and perhaps, had they thesame education, they ...

As kings are begotten and born like other men, it is to be presumed that they are of the human species; and perhaps, had they thesame education, they ...