The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.

The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to read more

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

While history never repeats itself, political patterns do.

While history never repeats itself, political patterns do.

History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and read more

History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we made today.

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.