Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. I was over 50, Caucasian, thin, small-framed, and I have it in my read more

Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. I was over 50, Caucasian, thin, small-framed, and I have it in my genetic history. It was almost a slam-dunk.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world -- or read more

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world -- or the last.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

History does not always repeat itself.

History does not always repeat itself.

With the Kennedys, the genes are in magnificent alignment, but the stars are demonstrably crossed.

With the Kennedys, the genes are in magnificent alignment, but the stars are demonstrably crossed.

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.