He who
said that all Conservatives are stupid did not know them. Stupid
Conservatives there may be--and there certainly are very stupid Radicals.
The well-educated, widely-read Conservative, who is well assured that all
good things are gradually being brought to an end by the voice of the
people, is generally the pleasantest man to be met. But he is a Buddhist,
possessing a religious creed which is altogether dark and mysterious to
the outer world. Those who watch the ways of the advanced Buddhist hardly
know whether the man does believe himself in his hidden god, but men
perceive that he is respectable, self-satisfied, and a man of note. It is
of course from the society of such that Conservative candidates are to be
sought; but, alas, it is hard to indoctrinate young minds with the old
belief since new theories of life have become so rife!
Nevertheless Frank Greystock, when he was invited to stand for Bobsborough
in the Conservative interest, had not for a moment allowed any political
heterodoxy on his own part to stand in the way of his advancement. It may,
perhaps, be the case that a barrister is less likely to be influenced by
personal convictions in taking his side in politics than any other man who
devotes himself to public affairs.
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