Every great writer is a writer of history, let him treat on almost any subject he may. – Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversation: Diogenes and Plato
Man is an historical animal, with a deep sense of his own past; and if he cannot integrate the past by a history explicit and true, he will integrate it by a history implicit and false. – Geoffrey Barraclough, History in a Changing World
To generalize is to be an idiot. To particularize is the alone distinction of merit. General knowledge are those knowledge that idiots possess. – William Blake
A world community can exist only with world communication, which means something more than extensive short-wave facilities scattered about the globe. It means common understanding, a common tradition, common ideas, and common ideals. – Robert M. Hutchins
Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will – his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals. – Albert Schweitzer
