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The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.
The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.
We talked for a few more minutes and then the president turned to the vice president and said he'd just read more
We talked for a few more minutes and then the president turned to the vice president and said he'd just narrowed the candidates to one. And my 31-year naval career flew out the window.
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me read more
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
What is a society without a heroic dimension?
What is a society without a heroic dimension?
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.
The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a read more
The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a snootful at the same time?
Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more read more
Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more chances of saving himself by hell than by paradise.
Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.
Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.