#tory

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#been #bloodiest #change #conflict #encouraging

It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#beat #establish #i #image #me

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#american history #event #history #misunderstood #more

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#acting #clearly #dealing #decisively #forthrightly

Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#great #history #into #once #out

I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#any #change #control #destiny #direction

Victory belong to the most persevering. ↗

— Andre Norton

#most #persevering #victory

All people are paradoxical. No one is easily reducible, so I like characters who have contradictory impulses or shades of ambiguity. It's fun, and it's fun because it's hard. ↗

— Edward Norton

#because #characters #contradictory #easily #fun

In drama, I think, the audience is a willing participant. It's suspending a certain kind of disbelief to try to get something out of a story. ↗

— Edward Norton

#certain #disbelief #drama #get #i

There is no reason to repeat bad history. ↗

— Eleanor Holmes Norton

#history #no reason #reason #repeat