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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
The only thing that does not change is that at any and every time it appears that there have been read more
The only thing that does not change is that at any and every time it appears that there have been "great changes.".
History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.
History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.
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.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
History is the science of things which are not repeated.
History is the science of things which are not repeated.
The will to domination is a ravenous beast. There are never enough warm bodies to satiate its monstrous hunger. Once read more
The will to domination is a ravenous beast. There are never enough warm bodies to satiate its monstrous hunger. Once alive, this beast grows and grows, feeding on all the life around it, scouring the earth to find new sources of nourishment. This beast lives in each man who battens on female servitude.
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever read more
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
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.