France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed read more

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

It has been said that although God cannot alter the past, historians can --it is perhaps because they can be read more

It has been said that although God cannot alter the past, historians can --it is perhaps because they can be useful to Him in this respect that He tolerates their existence.

Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.

Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has read more

If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.

To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.

To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it read more

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it is the moment when we are suddently aware of the sweep and direction of the law, and its place in the lives of men.