“ Some people must dream broadly and guilelessly, if only to balance those who never dream at all. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
“ If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our intellectual and moral life begins with an individual conf… Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
“ Television has spread the habit of instant reaction and stimulated the hope of instant results. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
“ As a historian, I confess to a certain amusement when I hear the Judeo-Christian tradition praised as the source of our concern for human rights. In fact, the great religious ages were notable for the… Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
“ The Irish were regarded as shiftless and drunken; moreover, they were papists, and their fealty to Rome, it was said, meant they could never become loyal Americans. They were subjected to severe discr… Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
“ We are not going to achieve a new world order without paying for it in blood as well as in words and money. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
“ The historian, like everyone else, is forever trapped in the egocentric predicament, and 'presentism' is his original sin. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
