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Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
The men who make history have not time to write it.
The men who make history have not time to write it.
Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.
Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.
True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?
True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?
It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it could not end otherwise.
It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it could not end otherwise.
Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.
Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.
[They can] shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.
[They can] shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.
History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.
History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.
History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.
History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.