Note: I’m going to cross-post this to my new Freethought History substack, where today I also posted an essay on the many biographies of Thomas Paine that have been written in the two centuries since his death.
“… What infinite heart’s-ease
Must kings neglect, that private men enjoy!
And what have kings, that privates have not too,
Save ceremony, save general ceremony?” [Henry V, act 4 scene 1]
“… What infinite heart’s-ease
Must kings neglect, that private men enjoy!
And what have kings, that privates have not too,
Save ceremony, save general ceremony?” [Henry V, act 4 scene 1]