“The notion of 'history from below' hit the history profession in Engla...” — Robert Darnton Quote

The notion of 'history from below' hit the history profession in England very hard around the time I came to Oxford in the early 1960s.

All of us are citizens in a republic much larger than the Republic of America. It is the Republic of Letters, a realm of the mind that extends everywhere, without police, national boundaries, or disciplinary frontiers.

The American revolutionaries believed in the power of the word. But they had only word of mouth and the printing press. We have the Internet.

It simply is not true that everything is now on the Internet, but it is true that the digital resources available through the Internet have enormous potential for education and even for self-empowerment of individuals.

Calgary wins for my coldest New Year's Eve gig. That's when I learned Fahrenheit and Celsius cross at 40 below. I could see callers' breath coming out of my phone.

I looked below and saw my people there, and all were well and happy except one, and he was lying like the dead - and that one was myself.

You know, sometimes if you work - if you do a lot of takes and you work long hours, for me, at least, there is a delirium that starts kicking in on the fifteenth hour, and that can help. Below the just thirteenth hour is where I have a concern, because everybody's so tired.

I live way below my means.

Wealthy individuals are known for spending their money wisely. This means living below their means by skipping the McMansion and impractical luxury vehicles.