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The course of history is determined not by battles, by sieges, or usurpations, but by the actions of the individual. The strongest city, the largest army is, at its most basic level, a collection of individuals. Their decisions, their passions, their foolishness, and their dreams shape the years to come. If there is any lesson to be learned from history, it is that all too often the fate of armies, of cities, of entire realms rests upon the actions of one person. In that dire moment of uncertainty, that person’s decision, good or bad, right or wrong, big or small, can unwittingly change the
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Well, that's terrifying.
One never knows who that person is, where he might be, or what decision he might make.
Or if he'll be Ghandi or Modi, Lincoln or spray-tan man
sees power as something to satisfy his desires, instead of a tool to protect and serve the people beholden to him. It’s a stupid attitude, and it will eventually get him killed—but
but until then it makes him dangerous.”
“He scares anyone with good sense,
too bad those are in short supply
Until we’ve had the chance to hear everyone speak, we have to keep an open mind. He won’t be able to lie to your aunt.” “I can.” Bernard laughed. “You’re quite a bit smarter than Bittan. And you’ve had a lifetime of practice.”
“You mean, I know what loyalty is?” “More than that. You live within it. You couldn’t imagine a world in which you didn’t. You could no more betray what you held dear than you could will your heart to stop beating. I am old, Amara. And people reveal themselves to me.”
The course of a century of history can be set in a few short hours. A few precious days.
That's what I'm afraid of
History is stirring. Waiting to be nudged in one direction or the other.”
No enterprise of greatness begins with treachery, with lying to the people who trust and love you.”
“You aren’t,” Aldrick snarled. “You can’t be. You’re dead.”
He's also not left handed...
