For a century after the reign of Frederick, Prussia remained the most prominent Germanic state in Europe.

Germany expected that at the most a day or so would see Belgian resistance broken and the dash on Paris begun. It was not safe to start such a forward rush with Belgium unconquered.

All the most prominent Darwinists proclaim naturalistic philosophy when they think it safe to do so.

The horror of the twentieth century was the size of each new event and the paucity of its reverberation

the most insipid movie released so far this century.

Europe was the major surprise for the month.