The military struggle may frankly be regarded for what it actually was, namely a war for independence, an armed attempt to imposethe views of the revolutionists upon the British government and large sections of the colonial population at whatever cost to freedom of opinion or the sanctity of life and property.

History is, indeed, an argument without end.

The very discovery of the New world was the by-product of a dietary quest.

Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response.

Righteousness is easy in retrospect.

Problems will always torment us because all important problems are insoluble: that is why they are important. The good comes from the continuing struggle to try and solve them, not from the vain hope of their solution.

There is far less to the Presidency, in terms of essential activity, than meets the eye.