It was a war of reason against barbarism, supposedly, with the issues at stake on such a high plane that most of our feverish fighters had no idea why they were fighting—other than that the enemy was a bunch of bastards.

“History is merely a list of surprises,' I said. 'It can only prepare us to be s…”

“Somewhere in the night there were cries of grief. With nothing better to do, Bi…”

“I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation …”

“Just because you can read, write and do a little math, doesn't mean that you're…”