Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war. – Douglas MacArthur
Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World. – Christopher Columbus
Be as a tower firmly set Shakes not its top for any blast that blows. – Dante Alighieri
It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws. – Vladimir Lenin
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition. – Henry James
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. – Henry Adams
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil. – Grover Cleveland
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. – Gertrude Stein
We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world. – Tony Blair
History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided. – Konrad Adenauer
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. – Edward Gibbon
Russians can give you arms but only the United States can give you a solution. – Anwar Sadat
There are no extraordinary men… just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with. – William Halsey
Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done. – Louis D. Brandeis
Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically. – Mao Zedong
When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas. – Evita Peron
I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French. – Charles de Gaulle
Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party. – Herbert Hoover
No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him. – Herbert Hoover
I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else – I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations. – Queen Elizabeth II
