Hospitality Culture Quotes



1st Earl of Kingston. In 1848, there were a number of democratic revolutions in Europe. In France, however, there was a Military Coup led by Louis Napoleon (Napoleon BonaparteII) who was then declared “President.” The French King and Queen escaped and went to England. The new Louis Napoleon French government charged that if the English would provide asylum to the French Royal Family, England would be interfering in the internal affairs of France by supporting the Royal Family in their presumed efforts to regain the crown. At the same time, there were many Englishmen who wanted nothing to do with the French King as France had been England’s traditional enemy. None the less, the Prime Minister maintained and strengthened the English principle and tradition of tolerance and asylum for a wide variety of political opinion. Over the years many people, great and not; right, left, and center, popular and unpopular, had found sanctuary in England. This tradition was picked up by America which even eclipsed England in being the great political asylum to the world.