Inventing the Renaissance Quotes

“As I said, one of my favorite questions to ask an era is: What portion of the population can be murdered by a different portion and have the murderer suffer no meaningful consequences?”
― Ada Palmer, Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age

“Ave Maria gratia plena, is “Hail Mary full of political influence.”
― Ada Palmer, Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age