Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more read more

Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more chances of saving himself by hell than by paradise.

Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.

Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.

As lousy as things are now, tomorrow they will be somebody's good old days.

As lousy as things are now, tomorrow they will be somebody's good old days.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

While history never repeats itself, political patterns do.

While history never repeats itself, political patterns do.

They died hard, those savage men-like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. read more

They died hard, those savage men-like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.