Adolphe Thiers, n.All

Adolphe Thiers (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a parliamentary Tom Thumb permitted to play Tamerlane — a monkey allowed for a time to give full fling to his tigerish instincts.

Adolphe Thiers (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a monstrous gnome who charmed the French bourgeoisie for half a century because he was the most consummate intellectual expression of their own class corruption.