When His Apprenticeship Was Finished (the Candidate

It Is Good A Philosopher Should Remind Himself, Now And Then, That He Is A Particle Pontificating On Infinity.

A Great Civilization Is Not Conquered From Without Until It Has Destroyed Itself From Within.

Only A Fool Would Try To Compress A Hundred Centuries Into A Hundred Pages Of Hazardous Conclusions. We Proceed.

The Influence Of Geographic Factors Diminishes As Technology Grows. The Character And Contour Of A Terrain May Offer Opportunities For Agriculture, Mining, Or Trade, But Only The Imagination And Initiative Of Leaders, And The Hardy Industry Of Followers, Can Transform The Possibilities Into Fact...man, Not The Earth, Makes Civilization.

If You Have Character, Endeavor, Personality, Courage And The Capacity For Concentrated Labor, You Will Do What Is Your Destiny – And, Perhaps, Even Do It Well.