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No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human read more
No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human race should merely be a fact to be grouped with other vital statistics.
America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention read more
America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention of civilization.
The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the read more
The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.
She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.
She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.
Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world...
Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world...
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.
The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
