History is the devil's scripture.

History is the devil's scripture.

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and read more

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.

Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of those men was a great read more

Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of those men was a great actor playing himself.

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been read more

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

There is no life that does not contribute to history.

There is no life that does not contribute to history.

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

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

Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It read more

Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.