But, he can still give a fulsome apology for things that happened hundreds of years ago, while denying responsibility for things that he failed to do. (View Post)

Sometimes, you just have to keep going till your enemy loses its will. Russia lost its will, in January 1917; Germany, in October 1918. (View Post)

Elagalabus was especially depraved: But Elagabalus (I speak of the emperor of that name), corrupted by his youth, his country, and his fortune, abandoned himself to the grossest pleasures with ungove… (View Post)

This is fun: "The expressions which issued the most readily from the mouth of the emperor of the West were, "Strike off his head;" — "Burn him alive;" "Let him be beaten… (View Post)

There's this idea that Russian aggression towards its neighbours is a given; and that resistance to Russia is a provocation. (View Post)