“It has been said that the United States was deceived into entering and expanding the Vietnam War by its own overoptimistic propaganda. The record suggests, however, that the policy-makers stayed in Vietnam not so much because of overly optimistic hopes of winning ... as because of overly pessimistic assessments of the consequences of losing.” Has BeensSaidWarStatesWinningUnitedUnited StatesRecordsPolicyLosingConsequenceOptimisticPropagandaMakersVietnamEnteringExpandingDeceivedVietnam WarPessimisticAssessmentPolicy Makers Book:The real war: the classic reporting on the Vietnam War with a new essay Source: The real war: the classic reporting on the Vietnam War with a new essay
“My True Name is so well known in the Records, or Registers at Newgate, and in the Old-Baily, and there are some things of such Consequence still depending there, relating to my particular Conduct, that it is not to be expected I should set my Name, or the Account of my Family to this Work; perhaps, after my Death it may be better known, at present it would not be proper, no, not tho' a general Pardon should be issued, even without Exceptions and reserve of Persons or Crimes.” ShouldWellsMayPersonsStillsBookNamesKnownRecordsCrimeParticularConsequenceMy FamilyAccountsExpectedExceptionReservesWell KnownPardonRegister Book:Moll Flanders Source: Moll Flanders
“The most noticeable weakness of Congressmen is their timidity. They fear the use to be made of their "record." They are afraid ofmaking enemies. They do not vote according to their convictions from fear of consequences.” MadeUseEnemyRecordsWeaknessConsequenceVoteConvictionCongressmanTimidityUse To Be Author:Rutherford B. Hayes
“What I have learned from studying counterfactual history is that the law of unintended consequences always kicks in no matter how secure you are in your plan. We have to live with the historical record as it is, like it or not.” MatterLawStudyRecordsPlansConsequenceHistoricalSecureKicksI Have LearnedUnintended Consequences Author:Gavriel David Rosenfeld
“I think it's very important, and I think that what young people will learn from my experience is that even presidents have to do that and there are consequences when you don't. But I also think that there will be a box score, and there will be that one negative, and then there will be the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of times when the record will show that I did not abuse my authority as president, that I was truthful with the American people.” PeopleThinkingImportantShowsYoungPresidentRecordsAuthorityConsequenceNegativeAbuseBoxesScoreTruthful Author:William J. Clinton
“I'd break out in hives if I had to sing (`Stairway to Heaven') in every show. I wrote those lyrics and found that song to be of some importance and consequence in 1971, but 17 years later, I don't know. It's just not for me. I sang it at the Atlantic Records show because I'm an old softie and it was my way of saying thank you to Atlantic because I've been with them for 20 years. But no more of `Stairway to Heaven' for me.” IfsKnowsWayYearsShowsSongFoundHeavenBreakRecordsConsequenceImportanceMy WayBreak OutSaying Thank YouHivesStairwaysStairway To Heaven Author:Robert Plant
“I don't think there's a single child who's ever benefitted from being arrested for marijuana or for underage drinking; this does not solve the problem. It makes worse problems because a) it puts them into the system, and b) it gives them a potential criminal record to have to deal with and it can have consequences for school.” ThinkingGivingChildrenDoeProblemSchoolDealsRecordsConsequenceDrinkingSolveCriminalsMarijuanaArrestedSingle ChildUnderage Drinking Author:Maia Szalavitz