Robert Payne
Robert Payne
kingdoms firsts crumbling
Historically the first philosopher to enquire deeply into the nature of corruption in society was Ibn Khaldun (1322-1406), whose wandering life was largely spent in the northern littoral of Africa at a time when kingdoms and sultanates were crumbling.
fall height decline
It is almost a general rule that nations do not decline gradually. Instead they fall abruptly from their greatest heights.
kings glory pope
All is forgiven to kings and popes. History grants them immunity, even a full pardon, even when they admit their crimes and glory in them.
relationship
The small Hitlers are around us every day.