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The Life Of Nations No Less Than That Of Men Is Lived Largely In The Imagination.

People Are Disposed To Mistake Predicting Troubles For Causing Troubles And Even For Desiring Troubles.

When I Repress My Emotion My Stomach Keeps Score.

A Politician Complaining About The Media Is Like A Sailor Complaining About The Sea.

I Do Not Know If The Doctrine That The Nation-state Arose In The 19th Century Was Still Being Taught:;... But It Is Erroneous. The Nation-state Reaches Back Far Into The Origins Of Europe Itself And Perhaps Beyond. If Europe Was Not Always A Europe Of Nations, It Was Always A Europe In Which Nations Existed, And Were Taken For Granted, As A Basic Form Of The State.