Principles are a dangerous form of social dynamite.

To the biographer all lives bar none are dramatic constructions.

Principles are a dangerous form of social dynamite.

Catherine the Great, like others of her kind, did not succeed in imparting greatness to her descendants.

Few persons can relate the story of their childhood without idealizing, or distorting, or overdramatizing the facts.

For mothers who must earn, there is indeed no leisure time problem. The long hours of earning are increased by the hours of domestic labor, until no slightest margin for relaxation or change of thought remains.

The lovers of romance can go elsewhere for satisfaction but where can the lovers of truth turn if not to history?