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The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.
The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.
Happy is the nation without a history.
Happy is the nation without a history.
History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.
History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.
It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.
It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.
Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.
Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.
There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men read more
There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men are drunk on whiskey or religion. They wander through this most diverting and stimulating of worlds in a haze, seeing nothing and hearing nothing.
We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, read more
We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world.
You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us.
You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us.