“House speaker Thomas read could see the trend, but he could not have changed himself.”
Source: The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
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Famous Barbara W. Tuchman Quotes
“The utility of perseverance in absurdity is more than I could ever discern. Edmund Burke”
Source: The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
“Diplomacy's primary law: LEAVE ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION.”
Source: The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
“Britain had an air of careless supremacy which GALLED her neighbors.”
Source: The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
“Connection" was the cement of the governing class.”
Source: The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam