Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more read more

Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more chances of saving himself by hell than by paradise.

If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has read more

If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,.

I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,.

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up read more

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.

And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.