4th July 2021

In a recent BBC documentary on the UK’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, his sister revealed that as a child, whenever Boris was asked what he wanted to be, he replied “World King.” The documentary suggests this wasn’t a childish whim; with Churchill as model, Boris Johnson did seek greatness.

Shakespeare in his comedy “Twelfth Night” has this thought: “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Boris Johnson wasn’t born great; greatness wasn’t thrust upon him; but he wants to achieve greatness. Whether he does – history will tell.

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