A grand quote from one of the finest female rulers in history, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria: Nothing is more pleasant, nothing more suitable to flatter our egos as a freedom without restrictions. Freedom is the word with which our enlightened century wants to replace religion. One condemns the whole past as a time of ignorance and prejudice, while knowing nothing of that past and very little of the present. If I could see these so-called enlightened figures, these philosophes, more fortunate in their work and happier in their private lives, then I would accuse myself of bias, pride, prepossession, and obstinacy for not adjusting to them. But unfortunately daily experience teaches me the opposite. No one is weaker, no one more spiritless than these strong spirits; no one more servile, no one more despairing at the least misfortune as they. They are bad fathers, sons, husbands, ministers, generals, and citizens. And why? Because they lack substance. All of their philosophy, all of their axioms are conceived only in their egotism; the slightest disappointment crushes them beyond hope, with no resources to fall back upon. --Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780)
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 22:18:47 +0000
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