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With the Kennedys, the genes are in magnificent alignment, but the stars are demonstrably crossed.
With the Kennedys, the genes are in magnificent alignment, but the stars are demonstrably crossed.
No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human read more
No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human race should merely be a fact to be grouped with other vital statistics.
The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is read more
The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is indeed little
more than the register of the crimes, and misfortunes of mankind.
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.
History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.
History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits read more
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own past.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they
have exhausted all other alternatives.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they
have exhausted all other alternatives.
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.
America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention read more
America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention of civilization.
