Those who know nothing about history are doomed forever to repeat it.

Man is an emotional animal, occasionally rational; and through his feelings he can be deceived to his heart's content.

Which is now a more hopeful statement than Swift intended it to be.

In Constantinople, more Christians were slaughtered by Christians in the years 342-343 than by all the persecutions by pagans in the history of Rome.

The dog that buried the bone which even a canine appetite could not manage, the squirrel that gathered nuts for a later feast, the bees that filled the comb with honey, the ants that laid up stores for a rainy day - these were among the first creators of civilization. It was they....who taught our ancestors the art of providing for tomorrow out of the surplus of today, or of preparing for winter in summer's time of plenty.

Power dements even more than it corrupts, lowering the guard of foresight and raising the haste of action.

As knowledge grew, fear decreased; men thought less of worshiping the unknown, and more of overcoming it.