The past, present, and future of British foreign policy is: to maintain Britain's position as the arbitrator of Europe, and subsequently as the arbitrator of the world. Whether this position can be sustained will depend on Britain's economic and military strength.
——Viscount Palmerston, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, at the 1831 Privy Council meeting before the King
Today's weather in Paris is clear, with a blue sky stretching endlessly without a cloud in sight.
From the north bank of the Seine River, although it's still early morning, it's already possible to see quite a few dock workers moving goods from ships like ants, and vendors along the quay selling food.
