Special Quotations
Historical Quotations
If thy avarice had not been insatiable, thou never wouldst have violated the monument of the dead.
Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.
History is philosophy learned from examples.
It is better to live rich than to die rich.
My motto is, "Destroy by all and any means." National Socialism will reshape the world.
Where Napoleon failed, I shall succeed. I shall land on the shores of Britain.
The very fact that no sabotage has taken place to date is a disturbing and confirming indication that such action will be taken.
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle our flag will be recognized throughout the world as a symbol of freedom on the one hand, of overwhelming power on the other.
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
It is fun to be in the same decade with you.
We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.
The English have no sense; they give us twenty knives for one beaver skin.
These are the times that try men's souls.
Nothing of importance happened today.
I do not believe that Soviet Russia desires war. What they desire is the fruits of war and the indefinite expansion of their power and doctrines.... I am convinced that there is nothing they admire so much as strength and there is nothing for which they have less respect than for weakness, especially military weakness.
I feel sure we will win in the end. It might take plenty of sacrifice, but I don't think we'll ever again take such humiliating treatment as dished out by bus drivers in this city.
I feel sure we will win in the end. It might take plenty of sacrifice, but I don't think we'll ever again take such humiliating treatment as dished out by bus drivers in this city.
History will say that my voice--which disturbed the white man's smugness, his arrogance, and his complacency--that my voice helped to save America from a grave, possibly fatal catastrophe.
To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man.
From Stettin to the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.
I cannot answer for his men, but Prescott will fight you to the gates of hell.
The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution. Nothing but the first act of the drama is closed.
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
Nature has given to our black brethren talents equal to those of other colours of men.
The appointment of a woman to office is an innovation for which the public is not prepared, nor am I.
The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people.
Memorable Quotes
Without union or independence and liberty would never have been achieved; without union they never can be maintained.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy, or given up all hope of the presidency.
The war in America has resolved itself into a war between freedom and slavery.
All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people.
There they are, cutting each other's throats, because one half of them prefer hiring their servants for life, and the other by the hour.
If I owned both Hell and Texas, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell.
A man without history is like a tree without roots.
I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.
Quotes cards
Hell, there are no rules here--we're trying to accomplish something.
This "telephone" has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.
Mellon pulled the whistle, Hoover rang the bell, Wall Street gave the signal, And the country went to hell.
Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is usually Judas who writes the biography.
Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.
Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.