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It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands read more
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.
The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.
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.
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.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
There is no life that does not contribute to history.
There is no life that does not contribute to history.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?
We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?
You can't set a hen in one morning and have chicken salad for lunch.
You can't set a hen in one morning and have chicken salad for lunch.