I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others.
Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books history is silent literature dumb science crippled thought and speculation at a standstill.
War is the unfolding of miscalculations.
The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea headed not so much for...
No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which...
There is no reason to repeat bad history.
There were various turning points, but the main one at the beginning was...
Look into the heavens and say, “It’s my turn to make history.