Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

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.

Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of those men was a great read more

Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of those men was a great actor playing himself.

The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is read more

The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is indeed little
more than the register of the crimes, and misfortunes of mankind.

There is properly no history, only biography.

There is properly no history, only biography.

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.

The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

Look to the past for guidance into the future.

Look to the past for guidance into the future.