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We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, read more
We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world.
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
 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.] 
What is a society without a heroic dimension?
What is a society without a heroic dimension?
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it read more
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their read more
Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes.
The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up read more
The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.
How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happened.
How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happened.