Fundamentalism is the triumph of Paul over Christ.
Those who know nothing about history are doomed forever to repeat it.
The soul of a civilization is its religion, and it dies with its faith.
Men decided that it was better to pay taxes than to fight among themselves; better to pay tribute to one magnificent robber than to bribe them all.
Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.
Cultural creation... begins where chaos and insecurity end.