Rajagopalachari was considered one of the ablest statesmen in the national arena. He was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the ablest of Napoleon's marshals. W.G. Collingwood states that he was one of Ruskin's warmest admirers and ablest pupils. He is often considered one of the ablest popes of the 9th century. Alec Cairncross considered Jenkins "the ablest of the four Chancellors I served". Creswell proved to be one of the ablest organizers ever to head the Post Office. The government should come from those ablest to lead, Carlyle asserted. With this in mind they looked round for the ablest commander in their service. C.B. remains at 75, the ablest living director of spectacle in the grand manner. Farnese, the son of Margaret of Parma, was the ablest general of Spain. In many ways, birds are the ablest to do this of the higher animals.