The ascent of money has been essential to the ascent of man.

If young men have jobs - or the prospects of jobs - they are less likely to take up arms, they are less likely to join the resistance.

No civilization, no matter how mighty it may appear to itself, is indestructible.

Collaboration is risky. If it fails, if the occupation is wound up prematurely and the bad guys come back to power, you might find yourself in some serious trouble.

When bond prices fall, interest rates soar, with painful consequences for all borrowers.

To make a living space, there first had to be a killing space.

A historian is battling all the time to remember as much as possible.