Shiloh had as many casualties as Waterloo, and yet there were another 20 Waterloos to come.
“Shiloh had as many casualties as Waterloo, and yet there were another 20 Waterloos to come.” Bruce Catton
“Shiloh had as many casualties as Waterloo, and yet there were another 20 Waterloos to come.” Bruce Catton
“Like most Rebel soldiers, Sam Watkins owned no slaves.” Bruce Catton
“The Confederate Constitution was almost identical to that of the United States.” Bruce Catton
“The 1860 election became a referendum on the southern way of life.” Bruce Catton
“History does not usually make real sense until long afterward.” Bruce Catton
“Even the most painstaking history is a bridge across an eternal mystery.” Bruce Catton
“[H]istorians have powerful imaginations, which are essential and dangerous.” Bob Stinson
“The last function of reason is to recognize that there are an infinity of things which surpass it.” Blaise Pascal
“The last function of reason is to recognize that there are an infinity of things which surpass it.” Blaise Pascal
“In the United States those bits of our history that remain are paved over, sanitized, packaged for easy consumption. At those sites not already lost … Read More
“Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.” Billy Wilder
“If there is a single trait in our character that has historically set us apart from other nations, it is our determination to limit the … Read More
“History is but the record of the public and official acts of human beings. It is our object, therefore, to humanize our history and deal … Read More
“I’ve never cared that much for cementing my place in history. Sports is so transitory, so ephemeral. It just seems like so much nonsense comparing … Read More
“The feminine mystique has succeeded in burying millions of American women alive.” Betty Friedan
“Peter Jones’s is a vital public service. He reminds us that while we shouldn’t live in the past, we are wiser and stronger when we … Read More
“A man without a bias cannot write interesting history – if indeed such a man exists.” Bertrand Russell
“An extra-terrestrial philosopher, who had watched a single youth up to the age of twenty-one and had never come across any other human being, might … Read More
“Change is scientific; progress is ethical; change is indubitable, whereas progress is a matter of controversy.” Bertrand Russell
“History abhors determinism but cannot tolerate chance.” Bernard DeVoto