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Even the Germans did not succeed in doing the damage you propose to do.
Even the Germans did not succeed in doing the damage you propose to do.
History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes
History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes
History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, read more
History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, it must be yielded up peaceably.
Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their read more
Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes.
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.
Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand read more
Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.