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History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
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.
What more would you have? He has invented history.
[Fr., Que voulez-vous de plus? Il a invente l'histoire.]
What more would you have? He has invented history.
[Fr., Que voulez-vous de plus? Il a invente l'histoire.]
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands read more
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
History shows that there are no invincible armies.
History shows that there are no invincible armies.
History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.
History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.