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 destructive and creative of species.
The urge to distribute wealth equally, and still more the belief that it can be brought about by political action, is the most dangerous of all popul… - Paul Johnson
The urge to distribute wealth equally, and still more the belief that it can be brought about by political action, is the most dangerous of all popul…
- Paul Johnson
The Second World War took place not so much because no one won the First, but because the Versailles Treaty did not acknowledge this truth. - Paul Johnson
The Second World War took place not so much because no one won the First, but because the Versailles Treaty did not acknowledge this truth.
If you depart from moral absolutes, you go into a bottomless pit. Communism and Nazism were catastrophic evils which both derived from moral relativi… - Paul Johnson
If you depart from moral absolutes, you go into a bottomless pit. Communism and Nazism were catastrophic evils which both derived from moral relativi…
Conservation of energy. Never stand up when you can sit down, and never sit down when you can lie down. - Paul Johnson
Conservation of energy. Never stand up when you can sit down, and never sit down when you can lie down.
The most socially subversive institution of our time is the one-parent family. - Paul Johnson
The most socially subversive institution of our time is the one-parent family.
Bismarck had cunningly taught the parties not to aim at national appeal but to represent interests. They remained class or sectional pressure-groups … - Paul Johnson
Bismarck had cunningly taught the parties not to aim at national appeal but to represent interests. They remained class or sectional pressure-groups …
There are no inevitabilities in history - Paul Johnson
There are no inevitabilities in history
Global warming, like Marxism, is a political theory of actions, demanding compliance with its rules. - Paul Johnson
Global warming, like Marxism, is a political theory of actions, demanding compliance with its rules.
My grandfather used to say, "Learn to like art, music and literature deeply and passionately. They will be your friends when things are bad". It is t… - Paul Johnson
My grandfather used to say, "Learn to like art, music and literature deeply and passionately. They will be your friends when things are bad". It is t…
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