NC’s Reviews > Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City > Status Update

Why history matters: “There had always been a tremendous amount of warmth toward the princes of Orange among ordinary people… a brave hero whose image could be stamped on pamphlets and posters was something they could appreciate…. [In 1672] they blamed disaster on their elite, out-of-touch leaders with their effete theories…. What did a country need more in a leader: an intellectual or a soldier?”