Lucas

“The link between literacy and revolutions is a well-known historical phenomenon. The three great revolutions of modern European history -- the English, the French and the Russian -- all took place in societies where the rate of literacy was approaching 50 per cent. Literacy had a profound effect on the peasant mind and community. It promotes abstract thought and enables the peasant to master new skills and technologies, Which in turn helps him to accept the concept of progress that fuels change in the modern world.”
― Orlando Figes, A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924

“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.”
― Daphne du Maurier

“Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.”
― Victor Hugo

“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.”
― Hyman G. Rickover