In spite of his numerous character flaws, Flashman is represented as being a perceptive observer of his times (“I saw further than most in some ways” In its obituary of George MacDonald Fraser, The Economist commented that realistic sharp-sightedness (“if not much else”) was an attribute...
The invocation was from the Reverend Charles Kramer, Rector, Saint James Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, where FDR worshipped and served as a vestryman. Mr. Andrew Rich the new head of FERI (Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institution) spoke, and said, “This is an important moment in our ...