To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogativesCharles LambattentiondiseaseenjoymentpreferenceweaknessconsiderationCopy this quote
“People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as surgeons are to their bodily pains
“The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised