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"When power is scarce, a little of it is tempting."

"Violence and the weapons of violence have reached such proportions that the existence of the earth itself and of all human beings on it is threatened. Perhaps, the idea of a nonviolence alternative, which has such complex and deep roots in the American past, will finally become a liberating concept of our times."

"If we never recognize that our individual experience is limited, what hope is there of understanding people whose logic defies our own, whose choices and beliefs appear inscrutable when judged against our own standards?" (pg. 110)

"Historians edit out from their published works their hunches and faltering first steps, their miscues and fruitless pursuits down blind alleys. Yet it may be such homey and unshorn aspects of historical thought that provide the best clues about how sophisticated historical understanding emerges."

How did I not read this book sooner?