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

The conduct of war was so much more interesting than its prevention.

The unrecorded past is none other than our old friend, the tree in the primeval forest which fell without being heard

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

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

One must stop conducting research before one has finished. Otherwise, one will never stop and never finish.

I want the reader to turn the page and keep on turning to the end.