Artillery Quote by Peter Prange

“Books, in all their variety, offer the human intellect the means whereby civilization may be carried triumphantly forward.”

— Anonymous

“I find it difficult sometimes to read exploration as other than a euphemism for empire and exploitation. The”

— Alan Moore

“What we need in literature today are vast philosophic horizons; we need the most ultimate, the most fearsome, the most fearless 'Why?' and 'What…

— Yevgeny Zamyatin

“A history of literature, unlike history as such, ought to list only victories, for its defeats are no victory for anyone.”

— Julien Gracq

“For my part, the more I went forward in the study of letters, and ever more easily, the greater became the ardour of my…

— Peter Abelard

“He developed his revolutionary philosophy, with its grounding not in the Bible or ancient writers but in human reason, and became famous and infamous…

— Russell Shorto

“Wisdom is an artist; enlightenment is its masterpiece.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“What enables the enlightened rulers and good generals to conquer the enemy at every move and achieve extraordinary success is foreknowledge.”

— Anonymous

“Be suspicious of history that is written by the conquerors.”

— Jack Gantos

“It was Wisdom in the abstract facing Folly in the concrete.”

— Thomas Hardy

“A hidden gem of knowledge awaits.." "in the trees of wisdom where He mandates." "the right to read the tomes of our people..." "to…

— Candace Knoebel

“History is chronicled by conquerors.”

— J. Tullos Hennig