The Historian Ought To Be An Educated

Even A Pacifist Should Admire The Military Virtues.

The Islam Of The 18th, 19th And First Half Of The 20th Century Was A Poor Thing. Nobody Bothered About It. Islam Was That Funny Sort Of Pure System Of Beliefs That Depressed People In The Middle East Held As Their Religion.

The Great Men Of Power Who Seek To Change The Nations They Belong To Usually Are Pretty Terrible People.

I Think That Black Africa Is Extremely Terrifying. Black Africa Can Become A Maelstrom Of Warring Tribes Without The Outside World Needing To Feel The Need To Do Anything About It.

I Think Americans Like The Practical; They Like The Human. And I Like Both Those Things Myself, And I Try And Put Them Into My Books.