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The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a
thousand forests is in one acorn, and read more
A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a
thousand forests is in one acorn, and Egypt, Greece, Rome, Gaul,
Britain, America, lie folded already in the first man.
The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.
The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.
What want these outlaws conquerors should have
But History's purchased page to call them great?
What want these outlaws conquerors should have
But History's purchased page to call them great?
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
The dignity of history.
The dignity of history.
[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 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.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
