I didn't want to travel. I didn't want to leave my family. I heard all these stories from Dad about not having Edward around when he was young and I didn't want that to happen.
World history is tragic.
It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.
In a society which is structured the wrong way piety has no effect.
Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.
There is no reason to repeat bad history.
There were various turning points, but the main one at the beginning was...
Look into the heavens and say, “It’s my turn to make history.