It seems to be almost an invariable rule that as real power declines, the symbols of power multiply and intensify in compensation. The Roman Empire (1967)
There is a kind of selective memory that afflicts men when they view the past. They see the good and overlook the evil. The Roman Empire (1967)
Indeed, it may well be argued that one reason for the decline in science, art, and literature was the increasing absorption of the better minds into a new sort of intellectual pursuit – theology. The Roman Empire (1967)
It is important to remember that the viciousness and wrongs of life stick out very plainly but that even at the worst times there is a great deal of goodness, kindness, and day-to-day decency that goes unnoticed and makes no headlines. The Roman Empire (1967)