"Where did Kansas come from? From New England and the South, in a proportion of three or four to one. The abolitionist…"

"The various processes of assimilation, of wrestling a commodious life out of soil, of chaining new communities to the…"

"Really Kansas is two states, or maybe even three. One line of division is of course that which cuts through the Dakot…"

"If you look at a map of the British Empire, neatly colored pink by tradition- an odd color to choose, when you come t…"

"Mr. Gandhi, who is an incredible combination of Jesus Christ, Tammany Hall, and your father, is the greatest Indian s…"

"Finally, Pan-Asia is an illusion. One can speak of Europe- even now- as a whole. But not Asia. One can speak of such …"

"The threat of Italian naval power in the Mediterranean, the dangerous entrenchment given Germany near Gibraltar as a …"

"New York is the publishing center of the nation; it is the art, theater, musical, ballet, operatic center; it is the …"

"More than anywhere else in this book, the author must now steer between Scylla and Charybdis, between saying too much…"

"So now we come to New York City, the incomparable, the brilliant star city of parodies, the forty-ninth state, a law …"