Human beings are infinitely worth studying, especially the peculiarities that often go along with outstanding gifts.
Paul JohnsonLong periods of recession, which tend to be self-perpetuating, are usually ended by war, or by preparations for it.
Paul JohnsonAt some time in their careers, most good historians itch to write a history of the world, endeavor to discover what makes humanity the most destructive and creative of species.
Paul JohnsonIn 1924 Mao took a Chinese friend, newly arrived from Europe, to see the notorious sign in the Shanghai park, 'Chinese and Dogs Not Allowed'.
Paul JohnsonIt is one of the many ironies of this period that, at a time when the intelligentsia were excoriating Mellon for tax-evasion, and contrasting the smooth-running Soviet planned economy with the breakdown in America, he was secretly exploiting the frantic necessities of the Soviet leaders to form the basis of one of America's most splendid public collections
Paul Johnson