Archive for the ‘History’ Category

C. Turner Joy on History

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

The field of combat was a long, narrow, green-baize covered table. The weapons were words.

- C. Turner Joy

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Charles de Gaulle on History

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?

- Charles de Gaulle

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Napoleon Bonaparte on History

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

- Napoleon Bonaparte

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Irving R. Kaufman on History

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

The Supreme Court’s only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.

- Irving R. Kaufman

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Marge Piercy on History

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

- Marge Piercy

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Douglas MacArthur on History

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.

- Douglas MacArthur

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Mark Twain on History

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

- Mark Twain

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Margaret Thatcher on History

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn’t a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

- Margaret Thatcher

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Irving R. Kaufman on History

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

The Supreme Court’s only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.

- Irving R. Kaufman

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Hugo Black on History

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended for serving the purpose that the Founding Fathers saw so clearly.

- Hugo Black

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