Walk with Kings

Further to "Kipling's" erudition below (has he ever disappointed us?) on the levellers' base instinct to tear down civilisation to a common bland denominator, when we should all strive to ascend to something supremely splendid.

Kipling was poetic on the ideal of man, ... if you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch...you'll be a Man my son!


(L to R) Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend Investec Derby Day at the Investec Derby Festival at Epsom Downs Racecourse on June 4, 2011 in Epsom, England. (Photo by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)