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The author says one patrician English leader saw his relationship with the populace thusly: He wasn't responsible TO them. He was responsible FOR them. He was responsible for their care.
Barbara W. Tuchman The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
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The author says one patrician English leader saw his relationship with the populace thusly: He wasn't responsible TO them. He was responsible FOR them. He was responsible for their care.
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Barbara W. Tuchman

The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914

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