Disaster is rarely as pervasive as it seems from recorded accounts. The fact of being on the record makes it appear continuous and ubiquitous whereas it is more likely to have been sporadic both in time and place.

Government remains the paramount area of folly because it is there that men seek power over others - only to lose it over themselves.

If I had taken a doctoral degree, it would have stifled any writing capacity.

Russians, in the knowledge of inexhaustible supplies of manpower, are accustomed to accepting gigantic fatalities with comparative calm.

No nation in the world has so many drastic problems squeezed into so small a space, under such urgent pressure of time and heavy burden of history, as Israel.

A phenomenon noticeable throughout history regardless of place or period is the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests.

Wisdom - meaning judgment acting on experience, common sense, available knowledge, and a decent appreciation of probability.