“May we take as long to fall as did Imperial Rome.” From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant (1968, Simon & Schuster) page 42 “Religion has kept the poor from murderi...Read More
“In every age people have been dishonest and governments have been corrupt.” From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant (1968, Simon & Schuster) page 40 “Insecurity is ...Read More
“Nothing is clearer in history than the adoption by successful rebels of the methods they condemned in the forces they deposed.” From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant (1968,...Read More
“Total perspective is an optical illusion.” From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant (1968, Simon & Schuster) page 12 Most history is guessing, and the rest is prejudice.&#...Read More
“Freedom and equality are sworn and everlasting enemies.” From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant (1968, Simon & Schuster) page 20 “The best that the amiable philoso...Read More
“Being on a ship is like being in jail, with a chance of being drowned.” Samuel Johnson in Ninety Percent of Everything by Rose George Sweet Dreams...Read More