"Knowing the author personally and admiring his qualities of mind and heart; his sound learning, his rare powers of ex…"

"However great this addition to the number of facts serving to elucidate the natural history of these most interesting…"

"The apparent function of the Diatomacae in the economy nature, viz. to vivify, as it were, the immensity of the ocean…"

"Castracane was a devout priest as well as an enthusiastic investigator."

"Corruption has always been a constant companion of humankind. After all, Catholic culture itself teaches us: without …"

"The truth is that when Christian Democrats die, everyone applauds them and some even wanted to canonise them, yet whe…"

"The European cultures that govern the member states are the environmentalist, liberal, socialist and Christian democr…"

"Consent is won by promising a great deal and always delivering, but in dribs and drabs."