[T]he historian and the detective have much in common. – Mark M. Krug, History and the Social Sciences Category: History
Few men in our history have ever obtained the Presidency by planning to obtain it. – James A. Garfield Category: History
The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal. – David Brin Category: History
Be as a tower firmly set Shakes not its top for any blast that blows. – Dante Alighieri Category: History
The values to which the conservative appeals are inevitably caricatured by the individuals designated to put them into practice. – Harold Rosenberg Category: Conservatism
Fortune cannot be flattered by such fetish worship. But she can be wooed and won by hard work. – Lord Beaverbrook Category: Luck
The quest for peace begins in the home, in the school and in the workplace. – Silvia Cartwright Category: Home
