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Choose Their Own Leader
Princeton 1935"The led must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader - Albert EinsteinMore on Albert Einstein.Picture
The Secret of Cervantes’ Success
A satire survives only so long as the person or the thing satirized is remembered. But Don Quixote lives, and, by a miracle of genius, keeps Amadis
Darius and His Six Conspirators
When they had thus become six, Darius the son of Hystaspes arrived at Susa, having come from the land of Persia, for of this his father was
Comparing the Book “Don Quixote” to Other Books of the Period
It was to do battle with this brood of fabled monsters, against whom the pulpit and the parliament had preached and legislated in vain, that Cervantes
The Book “Don Quixote’s” Theme
Never was a satire like this, which leaves us full of love and sympathy for the object. And why cannot we believe the author when he avers that never
Patton at Bastogne
This is from Geoff Loftus at Forbes Magazine, published in 2010.
Sherman Begins March to the Sea Across Georgia
November 12 was the 150th. anniversary of the burning of Atlanta and total war on the south. This Real Clear History article describes the
Assault Is Not Leadership
Official Portrait Photo, 1959"You do not lead by hitting people over the head. That's assault, not leadership." - Dwight D. EisenhowerMore on