Correspondence

Emperor Max set his own schedule. He didn’t have a secretary whose job was to tell him that he had to do things he didn’t like. Instead, he set aside two hours between lunch and dinner for business and correspondence. His letterhead had a crown in a cloud, so he knew he was as important as any other emperor, empress, king, or queen in Europe. Emperor Max always sent his congratulations and his condolences. He had an agent in Paris who kept him informed. When he learned of a war or atrocity, he sat down and composed a heady denunciation. He always asked, “How were people supposed to thrive when they were being killed or deprived?”