“…yet every man has a property in his own person: this no body has any right to but himself. The labour of his body, and the work of his hands, we may say, are properlyRead more

“We heartily recommend union. We are a powerful confederacy. And by your observing the same methods our wise forefathers have taken, you will acquire fresh strength and power. Therefore, whatever befalls you, never fall outRead more

”We must go on being cowards up to our limit, but not beyond.’’ –Britain’s Permanent Under Secretary of the Foreign Office, Sir Alexander Cadogan, written a week before MunichRead more

“Where a man to be totally deprived of memory, he would be incapable of forming any just opinion; every thing about him would seem a chaos: he would have even his own history to askRead more

“Tis pity the little time we have to spend in this world, we cannot enjoy ourselves and our friends, but must be devising means to destroy each other. The art of killing has become aRead more