I’m with the Founders on this one. I hope my words did not convey that want a greater sphere for personal greatness. The quote I was after might have been about Frederick the Great. ‘He made the nation of Germany great, but the German people small’. Maybe someone has the exact wording and source.
my idiot fingers and not co-operating w/ my brain tonight. A larger sphere is a good thing...
Yes, that sounds like an interesting quote. Haven't heard that one before, I don't think.
That's what tyrants do, though -- they hog all the good opportunties to do things, and then waste them.
They slow humanity down.