Barbara W. Tuchman Quote

Government remains the paramount area of folly because it is there that men seek power over others—only to lose it over themselves.


The March of Folly (1984)


Government remains the paramount area of folly because it is there that men seek power over others—only to lose it over themselves.

Government remains the paramount area of folly because it is there that men seek power over others—only to lose it over themselves.

Government remains the paramount area of folly because it is there that men seek power over others—only to lose it over themselves.

Government remains the paramount area of folly because it is there that men seek power over others—only to lose it over themselves.