Quotes

Freedom

In the end, more than they wanted freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all — security, comfort, and freedom. When… …the freedom they wished for was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to… Read More ›

Indispensable

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.  Charles de Gaulle  Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general, resistant, writer and statesman. He was the leader of Free France (1940-1944) and… Read More ›

Bible

In what light so ever we regard the Bible, whether with reference to revelation, to history, or to morality, it is an invaluable and inexhaustible mine of knowledge and virtue.    John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams, son of John and… Read More ›

Music

We don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.  -Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962 On 1 January 1962, before they reached international stardom, the Beatles auditioned for Decca Records at their Decca Studios in… Read More ›