"Leviathan was like the Wizard of Oz, an illusion built from the calculations and imagination of those beholding it. B…"

"The rule of law is not an exception to rule by fear; it is the fulfillment of rule by fear."

"Hobbesian state power was not intended for greatness, but to curtail challenges from below. It succeeded when its sub…"

"Robin is a lumper, an über-lumper, which may please his beleaguered readers on the left, but makes his entire enterpr…"

"For him delicious flavors dwell In books as in old Muscatel."

"And in the evening, everywhere Along the roadside, up and down, I see the golden torches flare Like lighted street-la…"

"Song like a rose should be; Each rhyme a petal sweet; For fragrance, melody, That when her lips repeat The words, her…"

"The hunter catches a dreadful prey, the seaman steers his ship into an unspeakable harbor, the plowman sows and reaps…"

"You are the king no doubt, but in one respect, at least, I am your equal: the right to reply. I claim that privilege …"

"When Hector heard that challenge he rejoiced and right in the no man's land along his lines he strode, gripping his s…"