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History is a vast early warning system.
History is a vast early warning system.
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.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they
have exhausted all other alternatives.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they
have exhausted all other alternatives.
History is written by the victors.
History is written by the victors.
You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe read more
You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job.
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.
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.
A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man read more
A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who by indigestion, a restless night, and a rainy morning, would have proved a coward.