“ I should rather have you than a heap of gold, even if it were very comfortable to sleep on. ”
Temeraire said, 'It is very nice how many books there are, indeed. And on so many subjects!
~ Naomi Novik
Elsie eyed him puzzledly, and then offered, Would you like to see my plate?
Enough of that, you damned conspirators, you will have us hanged a great deal sooner than we will.
I do not know that the Chinese system is any worse; there is a limit to the evil one despot alone can do, and if he is truly vicious he can be overthrown; a hundred corrupt members of Parliament may together do as much injustice or more, and be the less easy to uproot.
