Dream dreams and write them aye, but live them first.

One learns more from defeat than from victory.

The cruel policy initiated by Columbus and pursued by his successors resulted in complete genocide.

Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history.

Franklin may . . . be considered one of the founding fathers of American democracy, since no democratic government can last long without conciliation and compromise.

If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile.

But sea power has never led to despotism. The nations that have enjoyed sea power even for a brief period-Athens, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, England, the United States-are those that have preserved freedom for themselves and have given it to others. Of the despotism to which unrestrained military power leads we have plenty of examples from Alexander to Mao.