Quotes Library

May 6, 2025

Our tradition is one of protest and revolt, and it is stultifying to celebrate the rebels of the past…while we silence the rebels of the present.

Henry Steele Commager (1902–1998), American historian, educator, Freedom, Loyalty, Dissent (1959), Seldes p.89

What would he have to say about the events of January 6, 2021?

Rebellion, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

February 9, 2025

1 year ago

In framing a government, which is to administered by men, over men, the great difficulty lies in this

July 6, 2025

8 months ago

If you are seeking the favor of men, be careful never to give a flat refusal to anyone who makes a request of you.

December 24, 2025

2 months ago

Tories, in short, are atrophied Englishmen, lacking certain moral and intellectual reflexes.

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