@revelette1,
also to Glitterbag..
YES!!
I'm happy for France today. Um. It's tonight there now.
I gather there will be a celebration at the Louvre..
Macron is probably already well guarded.. sigh.
It reminds me of an olden book, The Way of the World, which I haven't read in nearly forever. I don't remember the actual gist of it, but it's also true that power brings need for safety, in our own time's way of the world.