Wits And Swords Are As

I'll Say One Thing About An Oil Boom; It Will Teach A Kid That Life's A Pretty Rotten Thing As Quick As Anything I Can Think Of.

When A Nation Forgets Her Skill In War, When Her Religion Becomes A Mockery, When The Whole Nation Becomes A Nation Of Money-grabbers, Then The Wild Tribes, The Barbarians Drive In... Who Will Our Invaders Be? From Whence Will They Come?

I Have Known Many Gods. He Who Denies Them Is Blind As He Who Trusts Them Too Deeply.

Civilization Is A Natural And Inevitable Consequence - Whether Good Or Evil I Am Not Prepared To State.

I Am Unable To Rouse Much Interest In Any Highly Civilized Race, Country Or Epoch, Including This One.