It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it read more

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it is the moment when we are suddently aware of the sweep and direction of the law, and its place in the lives of men.

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 a pageant, not a philosophy.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual read more

History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual nature; his earliest
expression of what can be called Thought.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.

The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.