Anthony Trollope's character Louis Trevelyan from "He Knew He Was Right"Powerful Sympathies Powerfully Restrained
Watching the NCAA Final Four with my teenage boys some years ago, I began to lament the vanity of human wishes. “Just think, boys, this game is the high point of life for many of the athletes on the floor.” “That’s right, Dad,” replied the older. “They’re never going to give a lecture on Edmund Burke or write an article on Edmund Burke. All they’re going to do is lead their team to a national championship in front of 50 million people.” Well! Even if there are fewer than 50 million of you, I feel immensely privileged to write about David…
