Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is read more

Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is the way of life of mute, inglorious men and women who make no nuisance of themselves in the world.

And read their history in a nation's eyes.

And read their history in a nation's eyes.

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it read more

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.

Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as read more

Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as the men that died for them.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.

Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.