Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.

Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

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.

Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning read more

Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning the pages.

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.

History is the devil's scripture.

History is the devil's scripture.

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics.

Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics.

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up read more

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.