“An Englishman is the unfittest person on earth to argue another Englishman into slavery.”

The Second Spokesman

“A great empire and little minds go ill together.”

The First Spokesman

“We stand where we have an immense view of what is and what is past.”

The Second Spokesman

“Clouds, indeed, and darkness rest upon the future.”

[The music ends in another roll of drums. The Chronicler rises.]

The Chronicler

The alarm is toward. The night of watching commences.