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History is the devil's scripture.
History is the devil's scripture.
Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will read more
Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.
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.
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.
Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.
History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.
History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.
History is fond of her grandchildren, for it offers them the marrow of the bones, which the previous generation had read more
History is fond of her grandchildren, for it offers them the marrow of the bones, which the previous generation had hurt its hands in breaking.
Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.
Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.