All ancient history was written with a moral object; the ethical interest predominates almost to the exclusion of all others.
Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.