C. Turner Joy on History
Thursday, November 20th, 2008The field of combat was a long, narrow, green-baize covered table. The weapons were words.
- C. Turner Joy
Archive for the ‘History’ Category
Charles de Gaulle on History
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
- Charles de Gaulle
Napoleon Bonaparte on History
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
Irving R. Kaufman on History
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008The Supreme Court’s only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.
- Irving R. Kaufman
Marge Piercy on History
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.
- Marge Piercy
Douglas MacArthur on History
Saturday, October 25th, 2008In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.
- Douglas MacArthur
Mark Twain on History
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
- Mark Twain
Margaret Thatcher on History
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008To wear your heart on your sleeve isn’t a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
- Margaret Thatcher
Irving R. Kaufman on History
Sunday, October 19th, 2008The Supreme Court’s only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.
- Irving R. Kaufman
Hugo Black on History
Saturday, October 18th, 2008In 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
