Makers of empire, they have fought for bigger things than crowns and higher seats than thrones.

Herbert Kaufman (March 6 1878 – September 6 1947) was an American writer and newspaperman whose editorials were widely syndicated in both the United States and Canada. During World War I Kaufman regularly contributed articles and editorials to the Evening Standard The Times and other leading British periodicals along with more than 50 war poems including the classic The Hell-Gate of Soissons.