If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: read more

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: "President Can't Swim.".

To give an accurate description of what never happened is the proper occupation of the historian.

To give an accurate description of what never happened is the proper occupation of the historian.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

The limit is about 300 words. Kipling's "Recessional" really did something to England when it was published. It helped them read more

The limit is about 300 words. Kipling's "Recessional" really did something to England when it was published. It helped them through a bad time. Let me know if you find any great poems lying around.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man read more

A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who by indigestion, a restless night, and a rainy morning, would have proved a coward.

History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

Give the historians something to write about.

Give the historians something to write about.