History shows that there are no invincible armies.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it read more

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it is the moment when we are suddently aware of the sweep and direction of the law, and its place in the lives of men.

History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

History would be wonderful thing - if it were only true.

History would be wonderful thing - if it were only true.

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a read more

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

Look to the past for guidance into the future.

Look to the past for guidance into the future.

Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.

Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.

Keeping books on social aid is capitalistic nonsense. I just use the money for the poor. I can't stop to read more

Keeping books on social aid is capitalistic nonsense. I just use the money for the poor. I can't stop to count it.