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Marxism, Freudianism, Global Warming. These Are Proof - Of Which History Offers So Many Examples - That People Can Be Suckers On A Grand Scale. To Their Fanatical Followers They Are A Substitute For Religion. Global Warming, In Particular, Is A Creed, A Faith, A Dogma That Has Little To Do With Science.

Every Good Historian Is Almost By Definition A Revisionist. He Looks At The Accepted View Of A Particular Historic Episode Or Period With A Very Critical Eye.

I Don't Write Huge Books Any More. I Used To Write 1,000 Printed Pages, But Now I Write Short Books. I Did One On Napoleon, 50,000 Words - Enjoyed Doing That. He Was A Baddie. I Did One On Churchill, Which Was A Bestseller In New York, I'm Glad To Say. 50,000 Words. He Was A Goodie.

Long Periods Of Recession, Which Tend To Be Self-perpetuating, Are Usually Ended By War, Or By Preparations For It.

My Grandfather Used To Say, "learn To Like Art, Music And Literature Deeply And Passionately. They Will Be Your Friends When Things Are Bad". It Is True: At This Time Of Year, When Days Are Short And Dark, And One Hardly Dares To Open The Newspapers, I Turn, Not Vainly Either, To The Great Creators Of The Past For Distraction, Solace And Help.