Luckily ... there were Zulus and Afghans, also the Dervishes in the Soudan. Some of these might, if they were well-disposed, 'put up a show' some day.
Some civil servants are neither servants nor civil.
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.
If you are going through hell just keep going
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
Anyone can rat, but it takes a certain amount of ingenuity to re-rat.