...the polite quiet well meaning, happy, working, well adjusted polite English gentleman... You need to watch out for those, speaking as one myself. We did run

...the polite quiet well meaning, happy, working, well adjusted polite English gentleman... You need to watch out for those, speaking as one myself. We did run an empire once and not by being nice. Have a look at George Orwell's short pieces set in Burmah (now Myanmar).