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We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.
We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits read more
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own past.
Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It read more
Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
History is a simple piece of paper covered with print. The main thing is still to make history, not to read more
History is a simple piece of paper covered with print. The main thing is still to make history, not to write it.
To give an accurate description of what never happened is the proper occupation of the historian.
To give an accurate description of what never happened is the proper occupation of the historian.
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.
Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in Trafalgar square reminds the British what once they read more
Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in Trafalgar square reminds the British what once they were.
Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will read more
Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.