There has never been nationhood without falsehood. Auteur: Felipe Fernández-Armesto Copy Quote More from Felipe Fernández-Armesto “To understand what was in Ivan’s mind, one has to think back to what the world …” “Their ships were steeds, and they rode the waves like jennets.” “Capitalism seems to have failed and is now stigmatized as greed. A reaction aga…” “to become a great saint, it is no bad first step to be a big sinner.”