I Drink And Smoke And I Am

With The End Of The Victorian Era, We Passed Into What I Feel I Must Call The Terrible 20th Century

The Dark Ages May Return-the Stone Age May Return On The Gleaming Wings Of Science; And What Might Now Shower Immeasureable Material Blessings Upon Mankind May Even Bring About Its Total Destruction. Beware! I Say. Time May Be Short. Referring To The Discovery Of Atomic Energy.

Nothing Is More Costly, Nothing Is More Sterile, Than Vengeance.

I Have Always Had A Curious Nature; I Enjoy Learning, But I Dislike Being Taught.

There Is A Hush Over All Europe, Nay, Over All The World. Alas! It Is The Hush Of Suspense, And In Many Lands It Is The Hush Of Fear. Listen! No, Listen Carefully, I Think I Hear Somethingyes, There It Was Quite Clear. Dont You Hear It? It Is The Tramp Of Armies Crunching The Gravel Of The Paradegrounds, Splashing Through Rain-soaked Fields, The Tramp Of Two Million German Soldiers And More Than A Million Italiansgoing On Maneuversyes, Only On Maneuvers!