Rome remained great as long as she had enemies who forced her to unity, vision, and heroism. When she had overcome them all she flourished for a moment and then began to die.

The South creates the civilizations, the North conquers them, ruins them, borrows from them, spreads them: this is one summary of history.

Paul created a theology of which none but the vaguest warrants can be found in the words of Christ.

Knowledge that does not generate achievement is a pale and bloodless thing, unworthy of mankind.

In its youth a people produce mythology and poetry; in its decadence, philosophy and logic.

So the story of man runs in a dreary circle, because he is not yet master of the earth that holds him.

For you will sorely miss civilization if it is sacrificed in the turbulence of change.