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01c. 1950 AD

Civilians who volunteer generally wish to escape, not to share, privatizations worse than their own.

Barbara W. Tuchman / quote

02c. 1950 AD

Nothing so comforts the military mind as the maxim of a great but dead general.

Barbara W. Tuchman / quote

03c. 1950 AD

Extravagant sartorial display had a purpose. It created the impression of wealth and power on the opponent and pride in the wearer which has been lost sight of in our nervously egalitarian times.

Barbara W. Tuchman / quote

04c. 1950 AD

The Englishman, as an American observed, felt himself the best-governed citizen in the world, even when in opposition he believed the incumbents were ruining the country.

Barbara W. Tuchman / quote

05c. 1950 AD

In individuals as in nations, contentment is silent, which tends to unbalance the historical record.

Barbara W. Tuchman / quote

06c. 1950 AD

To those who think them selves strong, force always seems the easiest solution.

Barbara W. Tuchman / quote

07c. 1950 AD

Society's revenge matched its fright.

Barbara W. Tuchman / quote

08c. 1950 AD

He had become, through a combination of heritage and character, a keeper of the national conscience.

Barbara W. Tuchman / quote