“To be an aristocrat is to be completely fearless. Not reckless, not self-destructive. You must face what comes. Address things as they are. Live life as you find it and make it what you want.”
“Know your place. Don’t pretend to be something you’re not, a ‘friend of the common man’. I’m not a friend of the common man, but I must be respectful of every man. Our difference is an accident of birth but we share a duty to be civilized without pretense.”
“You cannot care about the consequences of doing what is right. We suffered a lot because we didn’t do business with the Nazis, but we didn’t suffer as much as some people. And we can still walk with dignity, even if I have to work a few days a week now.”
“Our charge was once to keep order and set an example. Now the state keeps order. But someone still needs to set an example.”
