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Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.
Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.
The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
History is a pageant, not a philosophy.
History is a pageant, not a philosophy.
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
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.