Stories illustrating noble deeds in matters both great and small, such as the noble gesture of Sir Philip Sidney, and the determination of Benjamin Disraeli.
The Israelites crossed over into the Land of Promise, only to
find their progress barred by the well-fortified city of Jericho.
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Bad Day at Waterloo
BySir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby
Frederick Ponsonby’s involvement in the Battle of Waterloo began early,
and it seemed to him that it went on for ever.
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Counsel’s Duty to his Client
ByHenry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
When King George IV tried to divorce Queen Caroline with maximum
embarrassment, her barrister warned that two could play at that game.
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Vice and Virtue
ByAlexander Pope
Vice is a fact of life, wrote Pope, and God can even bring good out of it;
but vice is never a virtue and in tackling vice together we make our society stronger.
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An Extraordinary Man
ByBenjamin Robert Haydon
Artist Benjamin Robert Haydon laments the passing of Lord Egremont,
whose generosity and good judgment reached far beyond his support for struggling artists.
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The Lessons of Empire
ByW. Somerset Maugham
The British Empire’s hostile breakup with India should have taught everyone two things: money cannot buy love, and power does not command respect.
