Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as read more

Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as the men that died for them.

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.

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.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

Give the historians something to write about.

Give the historians something to write about.

No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after read more

No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

Look to the past for guidance into the future.

Look to the past for guidance into the future.