History Repeats Itself In The Large Because

A Civilization Is Born Stoic And Dies Epicurean.

Time Sanctifies Everything; Even The Most Arrant Theft In The Hands Of The Robber's Grandchildren Becomes Sacred And Inviolable Property.

Nature Smiles At The Union Of Freedom And Equality In Our Utopias. For Freedom And Equality Are Sworn And Everlasting Enemies, And When One Prevails The Other Dies.

Moral Codes Adjust Themselves To Environmental Conditions.

The Love We Have In Our Youth Is Superficial Compared To The Love That An Old Man Has For His Old Wife.