Book Description
"Great Quotations' wit and genius are guaranteed to make you sound better read than you are. But beware of using it on deadline: you can get lost in it for hours!"--Suzanne Fields, columnist for The Washington Times/Los Angeles Times Syndicate
"I am delighted to endorse this collection. It is useful, and full of sparkle."-- William F. Buckley Jr.
"A treasure trove of gems culled from the historical vineyard. Anyone who reads through these sketches and quotations will be inspired by some of the finest thinking in Western civilization."--Burton Folsom, History Professor
Great Quotations that Shaped the Western World is a treasury of the greatest quotations in western history. The book is organized chronologically as a history in "bite-size" portions so that casual readers can use it as a coffee table book for browsing. Serious students and those who want to have an overview of western history should read this book from cover to cover. As Dr. Johnson said, "classical quotation is the parole of literate men the world over."
Publisher comments
Most quotation books have been compiled by liberal academics that have overlooked conservative thoughts. But Great Quotations that Shaped the Western World was compiled by a conservative businessman, a "man in the arena" whose experience in evaluating national economies helps him to identify the cultural precepts that sustain liberty, democracy, and capitalism. Also, the author covers supply-side economics and the practice of management--things that increased America's standard of living by over a factor of ten in the past century!
Benefits: serious students--high school to post-graduate-- who want a competitive edge should read Great Quotations that Shaped the Western World. Reading ten pages daily completes it easily in a summer. At summer's end, readers can stand on the shoulders of giants when they write or speak. Dr. Johnson said, "Classical quotation is the parole of literate men the world over."
