King Arthur and his armored goons of the Round Table functioned as the Politburo of a slave state: Camelot. Of all who have written on the Matter of Arthur, from Malory to White, only Mark Twain understood this. But Mark Twain was a great writer.

Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country.

If you feel that you're not ready to die, never fear; nature will give you complete and adequate assistance when the time comes.

A leader leads from in front, by the power of example. A ruler pushes from behind, by means of the club, the whip, the power of fear.

Wilderness begins in the human mind.

Are people more important than the grizzly bear? Only from the point of view of some people.

The Latino military fare badly when they stumble into war with the gringos. But in the torture, murder, and massacre of their own people, they have always performed with brilliance and elan.