Summation of Leviathan: "The axiom, fear; the method, logic; the conclusion, despotism.".

History is not merely what happened. It is what happened in the context of what might have happened..

"Historians of every generation, I believe, unless they are pure antiquarians, see history against the background - the controlling background - of c….

The function of genius is not to give new answers, but to pose new questions which time and mediocrity can resolve..

... the death of the spirit which threatens every man unless he is conscious of the danger and has a real purpose which can keep it alive and enable ….

The victory of liberalism enables them to sue their victors..

To find agreements in one's minority opinions is one of the great pleasures of reading..