[They can] shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.

[They can] shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: read more

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: "President Can't Swim.".

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

History -- its what those bitter old men write.

History -- its what those bitter old men write.

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been read more

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

Give the historians something to write about.

Give the historians something to write about.

We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the read more

We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of mankind.

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

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