“What does a great empire do when faced with imminent invasion and destruction? It can rearm at home and seek allies abroad; but more cunningly it can revisit its history to forge a myth that will unite the people and carry them through to victory, a myth that will demonstrate to everyone that their country has been specially chosen by history to uphold justice and righteousness.” HistoryMythologyEmpire Book:A History of the World in 100 Objects Source: A History of the World in 100 Objects
“El hombre racional no puede dejar de luchar contra la irracionalidad bruta. Esta deshumanización del enemigo lleva a una senda peligrosa, pero constituye un magnífico grito de guerra cuando se libra un conflicto bélico. Si se pretende mantener a raya el caos. dice el mensaje, la razón tendrá que luchar una y otra vez contra la sinrazón.” WarHistoryChaosGuerraHistoriaCaos Book:A History of the World in 100 Objects Source: A History of the World in 100 Objects
“Virtually all the accounts of the Aztec Empire were written by the Spaniards who overthrew it, so they have to be read with considerable skepticism. It is all the more important, then, to be able to examine what we can consider unadulterated Aztec sources, the things made by them that have survived.” HistoryAztecsAztec Empire Book:A History of the World in 100 Objects Source: A History of the World in 100 Objects
