The superiority in technical skill is often more than compensated by the inferiority in general intelligence.

And this is peculiarly the case in politics.

States have always been best governed by men who have taken a wide view of public affairs, and who have rather a general acquaintance with many sciences than a perfect mastery of one.

The union of the political and military departments in Greece contributed not a little to the splendour of its early history.

After their separation more skilful generals and greater speakers appeared; but the breed of statesmen dwindled and became almost extinct.
Themistocles or Pericles would have been no match for Demosthenes in the assembly, or for Iphicrates in the field.