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History abhors determinism but cannot tolerate chance.
Like most Rebel soldiers, Sam Watkins owned no slaves.
I am ready to act, if I can find brave men to help me.
Most people no longer live in nuclear families at all.
A man must now swallow more belief than he can digest.
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
Leningrad ... is a city with the gift of timelessness.
Our esteem is apt to be given where we know the least.
This means that to man God gave a degree of free will.
Whatever path you take, there is a league of bad road.
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
Use it, enjoy it, but always handle history with care.
Our interest in history always reflects our own times.
The origin of the labor movement lies in self-defense.
What we have now in America is a surveillance society.
Being pro-life is an essential part of being a writer.
We disagree heavily on abortion [with Margot Hentoff].
Intellect is resented as a form of power or privilege.
Goering appeared at times to be all things to all men.
Presidents need to be critically studied and analyzed.
It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly.
Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.
It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.
Power dressing is combat gear for the trip to the top.
No universal selfishness can bring social good to all.
The brook would lose its song if we removed the rocks.
The last thing abandoned by a party is its phraseology.
The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.
I just want to be someone, to mean something to anyone.
Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.
Israelis must be encouraged to defeat the Palestinians.
If you neglect your blogs they don't take up much time.
My books are written with a strong chronological spine.
Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.
History is not a pattern-book of fossilized ideologies.
Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.
Like Liberty, gold never stays where it is undervalued.
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.
Maintaining peace can be as strenuous as winning a war.
How perilous it is to free a people who prefer slavery.
Law and Justice are the most vindictive gang in Europe.
Custer had dead heroes. Crazy Horse had only live ones.
Hail, Caesar, those who are about to die salute thee. -
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.