I Don’t Like Anything That’s Got To

Many Adults, Whether Consciously Or Unconsciously, Find It Beneath Their Adult Dignity To Do Anything As Childish As Read A Book, Think A Thought, Or Get An Idea. Adults Are Rarely Embarrased At Having Forgotten What Little Algebra Or Geography They Once Learned

I Am Not A Speed Reader. I Am A Speed Understander.

I Made Up My Mind Long Ago To Follow One Cardinal Rule In All My Writing — To Be Clear.

Postulates Are Based On Assumption And Adhered To By Faith. Nothing In The Universe Can Shake Them.

The Fall Of Empire, Gentlemen, Is A Massive Thing, However, And Not Easily Fought. It Is Dictated By A Rising Bureaucracy, A Receding Initiative, A Freezing Of Caste, A Damming Of Curiosity — A Hundred Other Factors. It Has Been Going On, As I Have Said, For Centuries, And It Is Too Majestic And Massive A Movement To Stop.