14 abril 2015

"It has been said, not truly, but with a possible approximation to truth, that in 1802 every..."

“It has been said, not truly, but with a possible approximation to truth, that in 1802 every hereditary monarch was insane.”



- Walter Bagehot. In 1802, the English king was mad, the Danish king had definitive mental health problems, Napoleon was consul (take that as you will), and the Queen of Portugal was insane. Ironically, around the world, no heads of state outside of Europe were insane in 1802.

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