Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, was a scion of old-school aristocracy which is still bound by the concept of 'noblesse oblige' Christopher ... read more
Paternalism is a much-discredited word these days, but it ought to be remembered that the old, aristocratic ideal of society, however much it involved one side knowing its place and another exercising an arbitrary authority, relied on re-distributing a small part of your largesse to those less fortunately situated. read more