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I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.
I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.
It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
History -- its what those bitter old men write.
History -- its what those bitter old men write.
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.
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
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.
How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
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.
Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one read more
Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one half of the flock should be the persecutor of the other? Is it for you, mankind, to pronounce on what is good and what is evil?
