Francis Parkman

A military road led from this point to Fort Leavenworth, and for many miles the farms and cabins of the Delawares were scattered at short intervals on either hand.

We were soon free of the woods and bushes, and fairly upon the broad prairie.

Fort Leavenworth is in fact no fort, being without defensive works, except two block-houses.

The Huron and Iroquois forests are peopled by my friends; with me, the despots of Europe and their courts are the savages.

Earlier ages fortified themselves behind the sovereign state, behind protectionism and militarism.

I went to college because I didn't have anywhere else to go and it was a fabulous hang. And while I was there I was exposed to this world that I didn't know was possible.