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Such a man was specially suited to carrying on the tendency to bureaucratic centralization, which culminated in the Tudor monarchy. He had his struggle with the Baronage, but hard as it was, he was sure not to carry it beyond the due limits of feudalism; to that he was always loyal. SUCH A MAN WAS SPECIALLY SUITED TO CARRYING ON THE TENDENCY TO BE ACRATIC CENTRALIZATION WHICH CULMINATED IN THE TUDOR MONARCHY HE HAD HIS STRUGGLE WITH THE BARONAGE BUT HARD AS IT WAS HE WAS SURE NOT TO CARRY IT BEYOND THE DUE LIMITS OF FEUDALISM TO THAT HE WAS ALWAYS LOYAL
 war, one is apt to look upon him as a somewhat pedantic tyrant and a good soldier, with something like a dash of hypocrisy beyond his time added. But, like the Angevine kings I was speaking of just now, he was a completely characteristic product of his time. He was not a hypocrite probably, after all, in spite of his tears shed after he had irretrievably lost a game, or after he had won one by stern cruelty. There was a dash of real romance in him, which mingled curiously with his lawyer-like qualities. He was, perhaps, the man of all men who represented most completely the finished feudal system, and who took it most to heart. His law, his romance, and his religion, his self-command, and his terrible fury were all a part of this innate feudalism, and exercised within its limits; and we must suppose that he thoroughly felt his responsibility as the chief of his feudatories, while at the same time he had no idea of his having any responsibilities towards the lower part of his subjects. ECIALLY IN THE SCOTCH WAR ONE IS APT TO LOOK UPON HIM AS A SOMEWHAT PEDANTIC TYRANT AND A GOOD SOLDIER WITH SOMETHING LIKE A DASH OF HYPOCRISY BEYOND HIS TIME ADDED BUT LIKE THE ANTIVIN KINGS I WAS SPEAKING OF JUST NOW HE WAS A COMPLETELY CHARACTERISTIC PRODUCT OF HIS TIME HE WAS NOT A HYPOCRITE PROBABLY AFTER ALL IN SPITE OF HIS TEARS SHED AFTER HE HAD IRRETRIEVABLY LOST A GAME OR AFTER HE HAD WON ONE BY ITS STERN CRUELTY THERE WAS A DASH OF REAL ROMANCE IN HIM WHICH MINGLED CURIOUSLY WITH HIS LAWYER LIKE QUALITIES HE WAS PERHAPS THE MAN OF ALL MEN WHO REPRESENTED MOST COMPLETELY THE FINISHED FEUDAL SYSTEM AND WHO TOOK IT MOST TO HEART HIS LAW HIS ROMANCE AND HIS RELIGION HIS SELF COMMAND AND HIS TERRIBLE FURY WERE ALL A PART OF THIS INNATE FEUDALISM AND EXERCISED WITHIN ITS LIMITS AND WE MUST SUPPOSE THAT HE THOROUGHLY FELT HIS RESPONSIBILITY AS THE CHIEF OF HIS FEUDATORIES WHILE AT THE SAME TIME HE HAD NO IDEA OF HIS HAVING ANY RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS THE LOWER PART OF HIS SUBJECTS
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