But Only A Fool Sails Into Combat

Another Of Cicero's Maxims Was That If You Must Do Something Unpopular, You Might As Well Do It Wholeheartedly, For In Politics There Is No Credit To Be Won By Timidity.

Storytelling Has A Narcotic Power.

Does A Name Stick Because It Suits A Man Or Does The Man, Unconsciously, Evolve Into His Name?

What Is Leadership, After All, But The Blind Choice Of One Route Over Another And The Confident Pretense That The Decision Was Based On Reason

Power Brings A Man Many Luxuries, But A Clean Pair Of Hands Is Seldom Among Them.