We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world -- or read more

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world -- or the last.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Every historian discloses a new horizon.

Every historian discloses a new horizon.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and read more

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.

The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.

The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: read more

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: "President Can't Swim.".

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.