“In two thousand years all our generals and politicians may be forgotten, but Einstein and Madame Curie and Bernard Shaw and Stravinsky will keep the memory of our age alive.” YearsMayTwoAgeMemoriesAlivePoliticianThousandForgottenImmortalityThousand YearsBernard ShawStravinskyMadame Curie Author:Anthony Burgess
“Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.” PoliticalPoliticsMemoriesFreedomLibertyPoliticianLibertarianLibertarianismAdmirableShort Memory Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“Voters might have short memories. Politicians do not.” MightMemoriesPoliticianVotersShort Memory Book:City of Stairs Source: City of Stairs
“I am not haunted by memories of Vietnam. But I must admit I never thought we would again witness in my lifetime the specter of politicians picking targets and ruling out offensive measures in the absurd hope that the enemy would respond to our restraint by yielding to our demands.” MemoriesEnemyPoliticianDemandLifetimeAbsurdWitnessTargetVietnamOffensiveRestraintRuling Author:John McCain