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The long historian of my country's woes.
The long historian of my country's woes.
How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
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.
Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress read more
Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.
History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.
History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.
The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the read more
The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.
Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.
Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.
Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.
Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.
The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a read more
The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a snootful at the same time?