Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our one duty is to furnish it well. — Peter Ustinov

To all those who by accident or design, have not been included in this book.

Life was cheap in the Middle Ages. It has become cheaper since. It is only in specific battles for specific lives that our culture is put to the test, and with it our humanity.

We have fought two wars to end war. In 1976, the nations of this world set aside the same amount of money for its starving children as the lavished on armaments every two hours. Can any right-minded man afford to be a pessimist? That was a luxury for easier days.