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There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.
There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.
It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in read more
It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.
Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons read more
Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
What is a society without a heroic dimension?
What is a society without a heroic dimension?
The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.
The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
The future has a way of arriving unannounced.
The future has a way of arriving unannounced.
