Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world. less than 1 minute read
You that would judge me, do not judge alone this book or that, come to this hallowed place where my friends’ portraits hang and look thereon Ireland’s history in their lineaments trace think where man’s glory most begins and ends and say my glory was I had such friends. less than 1 minute read
In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character. less than 1 minute read
Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history. less than 1 minute read
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him. less than 1 minute read
It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if it were an individual person - its own ends. History is nothing but the activity of men in pursuit of their ends. less than 1 minute read
The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity - or it will move apart. less than 1 minute read
If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell. less than 1 minute read
One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of highest authority about what could not be done and could never happen. less than 1 minute read
Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it. less than 1 minute read
