Even the respectable have a small anarchist hidden on the inside.

— Barbara W. Tuchman

Everything interested him and everything excited him.

— Barbara W. Tuchman

Everything took on the color of blood.

— Barbara W. Tuchman

Extravagant sartorial display had a purpose. It created the impression of wealth and power on the opponent and pride in the wearer which has been lost sight of in our nervously egalitarian times.

— Barbara W. Tuchman

Far from a source of suffering, their adopted faith had been a source of power.

— Barbara W. Tuchman

Folly is a child of power.

— Barbara W. Tuchman

Government was rarely more than a choice between the disastrous and the unpalatable.

— Barbara W. Tuchman

He accomplished wonders of diplomacy on the principle, never give way, and never give offense.

— Barbara W. Tuchman

He believed interim reforms were necessary in order to fix the worker for his destiny.

— Barbara W. Tuchman

He believed that rank without power was a sham.

— Barbara W. Tuchman