The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.

The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

I cannot be indifferent to the assassination of a member of my profession, We should be obliged to shut up read more

I cannot be indifferent to the assassination of a member of my profession, We should be obliged to shut up business if we, the Kings, were to consider the assassination of Kings as of no consequence at all.

History, a distillation of rumor.

History, a distillation of rumor.

History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.

History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be read more

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included.

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.