Anecdote

When the artist Raphael was working on his Vatican frescoes, two pompous Cardinals came to see the paintings.  When they sniffed that one of the faces of an Apostle was too reddish, Raphael responded:  “He blushes to see into whose hands the Church has fallen.”                 –  Hume 77

We are now in September and I will start to post more frequently.  Most of the posts are going to be anecdotes from World History, as opposed to American History.  The web site already has a wealth of American History anecdotes from the post-Civil War period.  You can access them Read more…