Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, read more

History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, it must be yielded up peaceably.

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These read more

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers read more

History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers with scars.

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.

Assassinations has never changed the history of the world.

Assassinations has never changed the history of the world.

And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.

And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.