We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world. Tony Blair
History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided. Konrad Adenauer
World War II was the last government program that really worked. George Will
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. Edward Gibbon
Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment. Sandra Day O'Connor
Russians can give you arms but only the United States can give you a solution. Anwar Sadat
There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with. William Halsey
Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done. Louis D. Brandeis
It's a very good historical book about history. Dan Quayle
Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically. Mao Zedong
Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee. Tacitus
When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas. Evita Peron
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. Charles de Gaulle
I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. Wendell Berry
Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party. Herbert Hoover
No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him. Herbert Hoover
I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations. Queen Elizabeth II
I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him. Herbert Hoover
Although... the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the President of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States. James K. Polk