“Of all the memorable phrases that have been minted and mobilised to describe modern British royalty, 'constitutional monarchy' is virtually the only one which seemes to have neither been anticipated nor invented by Walter Bagehot. It was he who insisted that 'a princely marriage is the brilliant edition of a universal fact, and as such it rivets mankind'; and he who warned that the monarchy's 'mystery is its life. We must not let in daylight upon magic'.” Has BeensFactsMagicMysteryModernMankindUniversalBritishBrilliantPhrasesMemorableRoyaltyMonarchyDaylightBritish HistoryConstitutional Monarchy Author:David Cannadine
“I consider him Stalin one of the greatest persons in the history of mankind. In the history of Russia he was, in my opinion, even greater than Lenin. Until Stalin's death I was anti-Stalinist, but I always regarded him as a brilliant personality.” PersonsOpinionGreaterMankindPersonalityBrilliantRussia Author:Alexander Zinoviev
“Aristotle may be regarded as the cultural barometer of Western history. Whenever his influence dominated the scene, it paved the way for one of history's brilliant eras; whenever it fell, so did mankind.” WayMayInfluenceMankindSceneWesternBrilliantErasBarometer Book:The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z Source: The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z