War is nothing less than a temporary repeal of the principles of virtue. It is a system out of which almost all the virtues are excluded, and in which nearly all the vices are included. – Robert Hall
Rising health care spending occurs because it is beneficial, not a burden on the economy. – Robert Hall
Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity to the materials of which it is composed, which is wanting in general history. – Robert Hall
In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits. – Robert Hall
No, I chose the name Jane Seymour because I was doing my first film, Ode to Lovely War, and one of the top agents in England spotted me dancing in the chorus. I was a singer and dancer in that movie with Maggie Smith, um, and he told me he couldnt sell me as Joyce Penelope Willomena Frankenburger. – Jane Seymour