horse of george

"... look, we've all been in rooms where the smartest person in the room was not the smartest person in the room... by which I mean... you know, evidently there's some debate as to whether or not Elizabeth was a great leader, but regardless it seems clear that she was at least a very good leader. Still, given that, I don't doubt that, although certainly a woman of rare gifts and keen intelligence, it does not seem misplaced to suggest she probably wasn't the intellectual equal of Burleigh or Walsingham... but would anyone here argue that either of them would have been more effective regents...?"