But this nation is superior to all the others! Rich and free - the true medium through which one can make a mediocre head into someone with ésprit! :-P

Yes, of course, he also lives in a glass house. It doesn't make his points about Fritz wrong, just hypocritical.

Definitely a useful write-up, though. As you know, I love chronologies, and I did not have all those dates in my head because they're post-1815.