Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great Power is not to fight one.

The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

The male clerk with his quill pen and copper-plate handwriting had gone for good. The female short-hand typist took his place. It was a decisive moment in women's emancipation.

The God of Battles will throw the dice that decide.

Psychoanalysts believe that the only "normal" people are those who cause not trouble to either themselves or anyone else.