I Don't Think That What's Going On

The Historian Ought To Be An Educated Person, Writing For Other Educated People About Something Which They Don't Know About, But Wish To Know About In A Way That They Can Understand.

Hitler ... Lacked The [inclination] For Anything More Than The Occasional Sensational Display Of Emotion, In Particular The Great Set-piece Speech Which Mesmerized The Mob And Left Him Drained Of ... Energy.

Visually Agincourt Is A Pre-raphaelite, Perhaps Better A Medici Gallery Print Battle - A Composition Of Strong Verticals And Horizontals And A Conflict Of Rich Dark Reds And Lincoln Greens Against Fishscale Greys And Arctic Blues.

I Think That Black Africa Is Extremely Terrifying. Black Africa Can Become A Maelstrom Of Warring Tribes Without The Outside World Needing To Feel The Need To Do Anything About It.

The Written History Of The World Is Largely A History Of Warfare, Because The States Within Which We Live Came Into Existence Largely Through Conquest, Civil Strife, Or Struggles For Independence.