“History is a vast early warning system.”

“Emotions, or feelings, have a function. They tell us something. They are a signal....Anger tells us that our boundaries have been violated. Much like a nation's radar defense system, angry feelings serve as an "early warning system" telling us we're in danger of being injured or controlled.”

“Perhaps walking is best imagined as an 'indicator species,' to use an ecologist's term. An indicator species signifies the health of an ecosystem, and its endangerment or diminishment can be an early warning sign of systemic trouble. Walking is an indicator species for various kinds of freedom and pleasures: free time, free and alluring space, and unhindered bodies.”

“History is a record of "effects" the vast majority of which nobody intended to produce.”

“Since the early beginning of history, India has been the Klondyke of the world”

“History warns us that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions.”