History is who we are and why we are the way we are. – David McCullough
A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an individual with amnesia. – David McCullough

History is who we are and why we are the way we are. – David McCullough
A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an individual with amnesia. – David McCullough
History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are. – David McCullough
Just about every childrens book in my local bookstore has an animal for its hero. But then, only a few feet away in the cookbook section, just about every cookbook includes recipes for cooking animals. Is there a more illuminating illustration of our paradoxical relationship with the nonhuman world? – Jonathan Safran Foer
No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground. – Madeleine Albright