The idea that kings should lead from the front really lost favor after the fall of Napoleon the III, he was one of the last emperors who insisted on leading his troops from near the front. The problem was that while he was a Napoleon he wasn't the Napoleon.
graywolf wrote: > A long long time ago in a land far far away the king was expected to be out > in > front of the pawns leading them. > > Now they lead from the rear. Preferably from another continent. That was most > likely the scariest part of the idea of nuclear war to them, there was no > rear > for them to lead from. > > > Tom C wrote: > >> The Kings have always sacrificed their pawns, and generally their pawns go >> willingingly because they have been convinced it is the noble thing to do. >> > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
