Henry Adams Quotes
Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.
Adams, Henry. The Education of Henry Adams. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918, p. 418.
In a variant of Lord Acton’s famous quotation {292904} Caro focused on what people did with power once they had achieved it. This, he believed, revealed character.
Mytilene was at war with Athens. Pittacus suggested that instead of the armies fighting, the war should be decided by a battle between him and the Athenian General who accepted. Pittacus won and was the Ruler of Athens, where he became quite popular. He wrote all his laws and decrees in poetry. He resigned after 10 years. He was considered one of the 7 great Greek Sages.
3rd Earl Russell of Kingston
This was written under the name of Ragnar Redbeard. There are a few scholars who believe that it was written by Jack London, but most credit Desmond.
Henry Brooks Adams was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. Presidents.
