Loyalty, Regional Balance and Political Appointments

LOUIS XIV TOLD HIS GRANDSON “BE A GOOD SPANIARD: THAT IS YOUR FIRST DUTY; BUT REMEMBER THAT YOU WERE BORN FRENCH IN ORDER TO PRESERVE UNITY BETWEEN BOTH NATIONS, THIS IS THE WAY TO MAKE THEM BOTH HAPPY AND TO PRESERVE THE PEACE OF EUROPE.” POLITICIANS HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE LOYAL TO THEIR PARTY … Read more