Quotes by : Paul Johnson

A Stalin functionary admitted, "Innocent people were arrested: naturally - otherwise no one would be....

Marx wrote about finance and industry all his life but he only knew two people connected with financial....

His (Lenin's)humanitarianism was a very abstract passion. It embraced humanity in general but he seems....

Courage is the essential element in any great public man or woman.

Next to courage, willpower is the most important thing in politics.

Most people are resistant to ideas, especially new ones. But they are fascinated by character. Extravagance....

The freedom enjoyed in Western society under the rule of law and constitutional government explains both....

In 1924 Mao took a Chinese friend, newly arrived from Europe, to see the notorious sign in the Shanghai....

Men are excessively ruthless and cruel not as a rule out of malice but from outraged righteousness. How....

In the past, the U.S. has shown its capacity to reinvent its gifts for leadership. During the 1970s,....