I don’t think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction. less than 1 minute read
Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians. less than 1 minute read
If a secret history of books could be written, and the author’s private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! less than 1 minute read
The majority see the obstacles the few see the objectives history records the successes of the latter, while oblivion is the reward of the former. less than 1 minute read
I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free, not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way. less than 1 minute read
Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness. less than 1 minute read
