John Buchan Quote

"It would scarcely be destruction," he replied gently. "Let us call it iconoclasm, the swallowing of formulas, which has always had its full retinue of idealists. And you do not want a Napoleon. All that is needed is direction, which could be given by men of far lower gifts than a Bonaparte. In a word, you want a Power-House, and then the age of miracles will begin."


Ch. 3 "Tells of a Midsummer Night" - The Power-House (1916)


It would scarcely be destruction, he replied gently. Let us call it iconoclasm, the swallowing of formulas, which has always had its full retinue of...

It would scarcely be destruction, he replied gently. Let us call it iconoclasm, the swallowing of formulas, which has always had its full retinue of...

It would scarcely be destruction, he replied gently. Let us call it iconoclasm, the swallowing of formulas, which has always had its full retinue of...

It would scarcely be destruction, he replied gently. Let us call it iconoclasm, the swallowing of formulas, which has always had its full retinue of...