aspirations

[dormant_dragon]

If there were two people from history that I could invite to dinner, the two I would invite without hesitation would be Elizabeth I and Charles II, queen and king of England respectively. I admire them for their statecraft, their ability to manage people's affections and loyalty, and to always keep people guessing as to their true motives. True power, it would seem, rests upon one's ability to gain love, without the need for judgement - if one can manipulate the devotion of others, not coldly, but with a care for their interests, therein lies the strength that warrants lasting admiration.

This is the kind of wisdom to which I aspire.