Quote by: Barbara W. Tuchman

Chief among the forces affecting political folly is lust for power, named by Tacitus as "the most flagrant of all passions.


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Author Bio


  • NameBarbara W. Tuchman
  • DescriptionAmerican historian and author
  • AliasesBarbara Wertheim Tuchman; Barbara Wertheim
  • BornJanuary 30, 1912
  • DiedFebruary 6, 1989
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist; Historian; Writer
  • AwardsPulitzer Prize For General Non-Fiction; National Book Award