John Adams was pessimistic about the survival of democracy
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit …
Lincoln: the only president without a religion
It is ironic that the man widely regarded as the most saintly of US presidents never joined a Christian church – a …
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. ~ George S. Patton
Patton actually said: “A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.” The quote had military application. However, …
A brief history of Abraham Lincoln
What follows is a brief history of Abraham Lincoln, a humble effort to objectively summarise the life of an extraordinary and complex …
I never met a man I didn’t like
Who was Will Rogers? He can’t be easily defined – he was a horse breaker, circus performer, vaudeville wise-cracker, movie star, raconteur, …
Wisdom begins in wonder. ~ Socrates
“Wisdom begins in wonder” is an epigram attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates. It is an adaption of a quote found …
Mrs Thatcher didn’t believe she was qualified to be Prime Minister
In a BBC interview which aired in March, 1973, then Minister for Education, Margaret Thatcher said: “I don’t think there will be …
Did a simple book of quotes set Churchill upon the path to greatness?
How did a political has-been in his mid-sixties, languishing on the backbenches of the British parliament, rise to become one of the …