Vainglory, however, no matter how much medieval Christianity insisted it was a sin, is a motor of mankind, no more eradicable than sex.

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill.

Strong prejudices in an ill-formed mind are hazardous to government, and when combined with a position of power even more so.

The power to command frequently causes failure to think.

Vainglory, however, no matter how much medieval Christianity insisted it was a sin, is a motor of mankind, no more eradicable than sex.

To be a bestseller is not necessarily a measure of quality, but it is a measure of communication.

Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip.