For someone who cannot understand the subtleties in a glance, no amount of explanation will be of any help, because such a person is inherently unsuited for politics.
——Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Great examples can always cause an entire generation to either fall or advance. If a person like Napoleon Bonaparte emerges in an era, then all those around him face a choice, either to feel inferior in his presence and disappear in silence for fear of his greatness or to fully express their own power by following his example, reaching a point of indulgence. The people around Napoleon can only become his slaves or his rivals. Such an outstanding figure doesn't tolerate mediocrity over time. In this respect, Arthur Hastings is much like Napoleon, except that he usually calls his slaves: my friends.
