At their best, the popes and cardinals replaced military conquest by moral leadership and persuasion; at their worst, they could show the same hunger for political power and worldly wealth as any caesar or grand duke.
The popes and cardinals replaced military conquest by moral leadership and persuasion at their best; at their worst, they could show the same hunger for political power and worldly wealth as any caesar.
After she left, Nelvis told McGrath, he went into the study, where he found towels smeared with lipstick on the floor.