They had applied their doubts to the very head that had introduced doubt as a tool for advancing knowledge. And in the end they gave the head a nod.

- Russell Shorto

We are graced with a godlike ability to transcend time and space in our minds but are chained to death.

- Russell Shorto

For liberalism is a delicate thing. It encompasses so much -- constitutional government, democratic elections, freedom of worship, civil rights, free…

- Russell Shorto

Embedded in this outlook is an idea of the body as a machine, so that illness is seen as a breakdown of the machine, healing involves repairing the b…

- Russell Shorto

Manhattan is where America began.

- Russell Shorto