And what is said in books, then, is silence in waiting — ideas pressed into paper.

Destruction is the gameplan.

With few exceptions, secrecy is deeply incompatible with democracy and with science.

We feel too much and think too little — to turn a phrase...

Opposite ends still share a line.

L' État, c'est moi.

Revolutions live from collective heroism, whereas schisms need but a single martyr.

What do Goethe, Vian, and the American people have in common?

The difference between hunting and war, is that hunting takes no prisoners.

Knowing that war is a crime, what is a war crime? A soldier who refuses to kill another.

Debate prep has never been so perilous...

In America, the divisions in local elections are mainly on religious lines.

The name of the game is to find the right color-safe detergent and tackle the stains before it's too late.

French and American history converges rather frequently. Guillotines may make a comeback.