We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at this time… to ask for an effort in the battle against debt. – Francois Hollande
In the present age, alas! our pens are ravished by unlettered authors and unmannered critics, that make a havoc rather than a building, a wilderness rather than a garden. But, a lack! what boots it to drop tears upon the preterit? – Aubrey Beardsley
![[T]he historian lays humanity on the couch. - Lynn White, Jr.](/quote/historian-lays-humanity-couch.jpg "[T]he historian lays humanity on the couch. - Lynn White, Jr.")
