"Although I have no personal acquaintance with Prince Chartoryski, the scent of his views on the two tsars can indeed be discerned in the article he published in 'The Economist,'" said Arthur, recalling Prince Chartoryski's manuscript. "As a young tsar who grew up in the Russian court, Alexander I intended to be vigorous but was nevertheless indecisive. Unlike his unfortunate father, Paul I, who was impulsive and capricious due to his temper, Alexander was under the earnest tutelage of Raur Alps, a Swiss democrat, and yearned for the noble ideals of France in 1789."
However, being the son of Paul I, he could not easily escape the traditional nature of territorial expansion pursued by past tsars. His bright blue eyes, his elegant and imposing stature, his high brow and broad forehead, coupled with his firmly closed lips—all these bestowed upon him an aura of vital strength."
