Francis Russell > Quotes

“He dreamed of a Europe after the pattern of his favorite book, Saint Augustine’s The City of God, a Europe made one in faith as well as territory, a greater Frankland where men would beat all swords into plowshares and all people would walk in the peaceable kingdom in the name of the Lord.”
― Francis Russell, Germany: A History

“Like so many ancient cities, Perugia has long outgrown her early walls, and much of the new town is remorselessly ugly.”
― Francis Russell, 101 Places in Italy: A Private Grand Tour: 1001 Unforgettable Works of Art

“Verona has long haunted the English imagination.”
― Francis Russell, 101 Places in Italy: A Private Grand Tour: 1001 Unforgettable Works of Art