Khedives and Pashas

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Excerpt from Khedives and Pashas: Sketches of Contemporary Egyptian Rulers and Statesmen There is no key to the secrets of history so sure and irresistible as an acquaintance with the inner characters of the men who make history. Acts are to the administrator what words are to the orator - they may express his real mind and design, or they may be used to circumvent his Opponents, to further iniquity, and to conceal guilt. The most practised political villain, whose hypocrisy makes him an idol of the vulgar, must throw off the mask at home, for relief - as it is a severe effort, even to Mr. Irving, to assume another character than one's own, even for a few hours. And thus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.