The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.

You can't set a hen in one morning and have chicken salad for lunch.

You can't set a hen in one morning and have chicken salad for lunch.

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands read more

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.

Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their read more

Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes.

We talked for a few more minutes and then the president turned to the vice president and said he'd just read more

We talked for a few more minutes and then the president turned to the vice president and said he'd just narrowed the candidates to one. And my 31-year naval career flew out the window.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.

All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.

All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.

The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.

The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.