The English like to boast that the concept of the gentleman is a uniquely English ideal. This ideal is exceedingly simple. Being a gentleman is more a state of being than an activity: a passive, receptive attitude toward life. He has no professional interests. He may have hobbies or indulge in certain eccentricities, but he cannot engage in any...
Mediterranean peoples have traditionally preferred to settle on high ground to avoid two main calamities: pirate raids on their shores, aiming to abduct women and children, and later, the plague of malaria, with its toxic breath. Neither the sound of guitars, the scent of oranges, shepherds' flutes, nor a blue moon could drive away malaria.
Hitler's oratorical skills cannot be denied recognition. In 1925, the Nazi Party held 6,000 public gatherings in Bavaria alone, with Hitler speaking daily, sometimes multiple times a day. His pre-election campaign flights were particularly notable. During his first tour, he visited 21 cities in seven days; on his second, 25 cities in eight days. He...
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