“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Continue reading
Category Archives: History
Edward Gibbon on History
“History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.” Continue reading
Charles De Gaulle on History
“I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.” Continue reading
Mogens Jallberg on Democracy Vs. Feudalism
“In democracy it’s your vote that counts; In feudalism it’s your count that votes.” Continue reading
Sir William Preece on the Telephone
“The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys.” Continue reading
Plato on Poetry
“Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.” Continue reading
L. Frank Baum on Imagination
“Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity.” Continue reading
Thomas Jefferson on Liberty
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Continue reading
King Solomon on Value
“Good people are remembered long after they are gone, but the wicked are soon forgotten.” Continue reading
George Bernard Shaw on History
“If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.” Continue reading
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