The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

To many fame comes too late.

To many fame comes too late.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

Happy is the nation without a history.

Happy is the nation without a history.

We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the read more

We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of mankind.

If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has read more

If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.

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.