“Little men in lofty places, who throw long shadows, because our sun is setting.” - Walter Savage Landor, 1846 Walter Savage Landor used the image of a settin

“Little men in lofty places, who throw long shadows, because our sun is setting.” - Walter Savage Landor, 1846 Walter Savage Landor used the image of a setting sun to illustrate how seemingly insignificant people can appear far more powerful than they truly are. Written in 1846, the metaphor conne…