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The only thing to be said for air travel is speed. It makes possible travel on a scale unimaginable before our present age. Between the ages of 20... →
What strikes the historian surveying anti-Semitism worldwide over more than two millennia is its fundamental irrationality. It seems to make no... →
Those who buy in to global warming wish to drastically curb human economic and industrial activities, regardless of the consequences for people... →
Where the quest for knowledge is relatively, and now almost absolutely, unrestrained, the public benefit will be great, especially where the... →
Courage is the essential element in any great public man or woman.
A capitalist economy hums when leading businessmen are bubbling with animal spirits and are prepared to sink their money into risky ventures.
Long periods of recession, which tend to be self-perpetuating, are usually ended by war, or by preparations for it.
The most evil person I ever met was a toss-up between Pablo Picasso and the publisher-crook Robert Maxwell.
Human beings are infinitely worth studying, especially the peculiarities that often go along with outstanding gifts.
I like that lady - Sarah Palin. She's great. I like the cut of her jib.
I very much wanted to be editor of the 'New Statesman!' But I never wanted to be prime minister, except maybe as a little boy.
At some time in their careers, most good historians itch to write a history of the world, endeavor to discover what makes humanity the most... →
The most intimidating world leader was Lyndon Johnson, who became U.S. President when John Kennedy was assassinated. He exulted in this power and... →
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