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There was, however, a difference between his mood and that of the rest of the cabinet. They felt desperate; he felt challenged.

William Raymond Manchester

There was, however, a difference between his mood and that of the rest of the cabinet. They felt desperate; he felt challenged.

Tags: despondency, leadership, resiliency

It is the definition of an egoist that whatever occupies his attention is, for that reason, important.

William Raymond Manchester

It is the definition of an egoist that whatever occupies his attention is, for that reason, important.

Tags: self absorption

About Author
William Raymond Manchester (April 1, 1922 – June 1, 2004) was an American author, biographer, and historian. He was the author of 18 books which have been translated into over 20 languages. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award.

Biographer diagnoses reaction to restriction as a tell of true character. Some use even prison as a time of reflection and planning. Others, like Churchill, quickly chafe at missing interaction and op...

William Raymond Manchester

Biographer diagnoses reaction to restriction as a tell of true character. Some use even prison as a time of reflection and planning. Others, like Churchill, quickly chafe at missing interaction and op...

Tags: reflection

Today's Europeans and Americans who reached the age of awareness after midcentury when the communications revolution lead to expectations of instantanaiy are exasperated by the slow toils of history....

William Raymond Manchester

Today's Europeans and Americans who reached the age of awareness after midcentury when the communications revolution lead to expectations of instantanaiy are exasperated by the slow toils of history....

Tags: media