History is the daughter of time. – Lucien Febvre, The Problem of Unbelief in the Sixteenth Century

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: President Cant Swim. – Lyndon B. Johnson

The historian reports to us, not events themselves, but the impressions they have made on him. – Heinrich von Sybel

The object of my relationship with Vietnam has been to heal the wounds that exist, particularly among our veterans, and to move forward with a positive relationship,… Apparently some in the Vietnamese government dont want to do that and thats their decision. – Ho Chi Minh