“It's a queer sensation, this secret belief that one stands on the brink of the world's greatest catastrophe. For it means the fall of Western Europe, as it fell in the fourth century. It recurs to me every November, and… — Henry Brooks Adams Copy Share Image
If Thought is capable of beingclassed with Electricity, or Will with chemical affinity, asa mode of motion, it seems necessary to fall at once… — Henry Brooks Adams Copy Share Image
Law is merely the expression of the will of the strongest for the time being, and therefore laws have no fixity, but shift from… — Henry Brooks Adams Copy Share Image
“It's a queer sensation, this secret belief that one stands on the brink of the world's greatest catastrophe. For it means the fall of… — Henry Brooks Adams Copy Share Image
One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three hardly possible. — Henry Brooks Adams Copy Share Image
