There is properly no history, only biography.

There is properly no history, only biography.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

One of the lessons of history is that 'nothing' is often a good thing to do and always a clever read more

One of the lessons of history is that 'nothing' is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning read more

Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning the pages.