Heinlein, Robert A. -- Revolt in 2100 (1953)

Dave — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 21:11:33 +0000

War is a simple matter compared with revolution. War is an applied science, with well-defined principles tested in history; analogous solutions may be found from ballista to H-bomb. But every revolution is a freak, a mutant, a monstrosity, its conditions never to be repeated and its operations carried out by amateurs and individualists.

Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988) American writer
Revolt in 2100 (1953)

Lincoln, Abraham -- Remark (1865-02) to John M. Palmer

Dave — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:48:03 +0000

It was a time when a man with a policy would have been fatal to the country. I have never had a policy. I have simply tried to do what seemed best each day, as each day came.

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861–65)
Remark (1865-02) to John M. Palmer
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About Lincoln's election in 18960. Attributed in Alexander McClure, ed., "Abe" Lincoln's Yarns and Stories (1901). Palmer was a US Senator and Governor from Illinois, who first met Lincoln in 1839 (while acting as Major-General of the state's Volunteer Army) and recounted this comment from his final visit to Lincoln White House that month.

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Heinlein, Robert A. -- Revolt in 2100 (1953)

Lincoln, Abraham -- Remark (1865-02) to John M. Palmer