“Where there is no danger of overt action there is rarely any interference with freedom. That is why there has so often been amazing freedom of opinion within an aristocratic class which at the same time sanctioned the ruthless suppression of heterodox opinion among the common people. When the Inquisition was operating most effectively against the bourgeois who had lapsed into heresy, the princes of the Church and the nobles enjoyed the freedom of the Renaissance.”
This book delves into the lives and fates of its male characters, examining the concept of destiny and its impact on their choices and outcomes. more
Walter Lippmann was a prominent American writer and political commentator, born on September 23, 1889, and died on December 14, 1974. He was known for his profound insights into political and social issues and was one of the most influential political analysts in the United States during the 20th century. more
“To keep a faith pure, man had better retire to a monastery.”
“It is at the cross-roads that skepticism is born, not in a hermitage.”
“Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation.”