“Foreign policy often involved nothing more than the decision whom to make war upon.”

“The way to a landowner's heart was to tax gently.”

“The cornerstone of the Roman legionnaires' astonishing fighting spirit can be attributed to their training.”

“The factor that made him so powerful was also his greatest liability.”

“Author describes one monarch's impressive table but conveys a contemporary's observation, "the weightiest thing at dinner was the conversation".”

“Never base motivation or fear, entirely.”

“Listening to the debates about public schools on the Christian Right, one hears plenty of opposing opinions and a great deal of confusion. Some want to change the schools, others want to leave them...”

“Listening to the debates about public schools on the Christian Right, one hears plenty of opposing opinions and a great deal of confusion. Some want to change the schools, others want to leave them...”

“There are no facts, only interpretations.”

“My story is of such marvel that if it were written with a needle on the corner of an eye, it would yet serve as a lesson to those who seek wisdom.”

“There are 1,198,500,000 people alive now in China. To get a feel for what that means, simply take yourself - in all your singularity, importance, complexity, and love - and multiply by 1,198,500,00...”