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In The Long Term, It Is Desirable That The Human Race, Faced With The Prospect Of Extinction On Earth, Should Prepare An Escape Route For Itself To Another Inhabitable Planet.

At Some Time In Their Careers, Most Good Historians Itch To Write A History Of The World, Endeavor To Discover What Makes Humanity The Most Destructive And Creative Of Species.

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.

I Was Very Fond Of Princess Diana. She Used To Have Me Over To Lunch To Ask My Advice. I'd Give Her Good Advice, And She'd Say: 'i Entirely Agree. Paul, You're So Right.' Then She'd Go And Do The Opposite.

The Richness And Variety, And Indeed The Advance, Of Our Culture Depend Upon The Continuation Of This Conflict [between Conservatives And Radicals], Which Is Deeply Rooted In Human Nature.