"Now there was fought a battle such as men have not seen the like. And the earth was covered with steel, and arrows fell from the clouds like hail, and the ground was torn with hoofs, and blood flowed like water upon the plains. And the dead lay around in masses, and the feet of the horses could not stir because of them."

"To begin with, things went well because Mugabe was no fool. He realised it was important to maintain the economy and keep the country expanding. And in any case he was committed to do that by the Lanc…"

"Theological and philosophical disputes could rage forever, he believed, because there was no universally accepted way to decide who was right and who was wrong. ...But mathematics was different: with …"

"There are three kinds of despots. There is the despot who tyrannises over the body. There is the despot who tyrannises over the soul. There is the despot who tyrannises over the soul and body alike. T…"

"The U.S. Constitution and international law suffered a stinging blow last night at the hands of an odd coalition... As was the case 15 years ago when the U.S. and UK launched a war of aggression again…"