“ What infinite heart's-easeMust kings neglect, that private men enjoy!And what have kings, that privates have not too,Save ceremony, save general ceremony?And what art thou, thou idle ceremony?What kin… William Shakespeare
“ The peasant is the only species of human being who doesn't like the country and never looks at it. Jules Renard
“ The link between literacy and revolutions is a well-known historical phenomenon. The three great revolutions of modern European history -- the English, the French and the Russian -- all took place in… Orlando Figes
“ The greatest sorrow in the life of a peasant is that his donkey is lost. And the greatest happiness is that he finds it back. Khalid Farooq
“ What had been a region of model farming became almost a desert, for more than half the population was exiled or sent to concentration camps. The young people left the villages, the boys to go to the f… Freda Utley
“ The master and mistress of the house and the rest of the Blood -even the Crux himself- brought our food, poured the wine, did our bidding. The centerpiece was a roasted stag. crowned with gilded antle… Sarah Micklem
“ I wouldn't worry about it too much, son. Certainly not about the peasants and the servants. They don't feel things as we do.”“They're human.”“Barely. They might as well be another species. What would… Andrew Ashling
