Richard Weaver Quote

For my part, I spent three years reading the history and literature of the Civil War, with special attention to that of the losing side. The people who emerged were human, all-too-human, but there was still the mystery of the encompassing passion which held them together, and this I have not yet penetrated. But in a dozen various ways I came to recognize myself in the past, which is at least an important piece of self-knowledge.

"Up from Liberalism Modern Age Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter 1958-1959), p. 25, col. 2.