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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.
Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics.
Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics.
It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it could not end otherwise.
It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it could not end otherwise.
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a read more
The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a snootful at the same time?
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.
I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, read more
I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order - not one.
Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand read more
Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.
I once asked my history teacher how we were expected to learn anything useful from his subject, when it seemed read more
I once asked my history teacher how we were expected to learn anything useful from his subject, when it seemed to me to be nothing but a monotonous and sordid succession of robber baron scumbags devoid of any admirable human qualities. I failed history.
