Francis Bacon - in his Of Great Place explains that a man in a high post looks powerful from the outside But inside he loses his freedom Bacon saw this in real places like Whitehall the London court and the royal offices of Queen Elizabeth and King James Becomes a Servant of the Ruler Bacon says nbsp Men in great place are thrice servants nbsp First a powerful man becomes a servant of the sovereign or state He must obey the ruler In the London court officers had to follow orders from Queen Elizabeth and King James A man like Bacon himself as Lord Chancellor could not act freely His time and decisions belonged to the ruler This takes away liberty Becomes a Servant of Fame Bacon writes that great men are also servants of fame They must think about what people say They must guard their image in places