Carlyle, Thomas -- The French Revolution: A History, Part 2, Book 1, ch. 7 (2.1.7) (1837)

Dave — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 02:55:10 +0000

He that has a secret should not only hide it, but hide that he has it to hide.

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
The French Revolution: A History, Part 2, Book 1, ch. 7 (2.1.7) (1837)
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Carlyle puts this in quotes, but he is again apparently quoting himself. He later used the phrase in his history of Friedrich II of Prussia (Frederick the Great).

Eisenhower, Dwight David -- Commencement Speech, Dartmouth College (14 Jun 1953)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Don’t join the book burners. Don’t think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don’t be afraid to go in your library and read every book, as long as that document does not offend your own ideas of decency. That should be the only censorship.

Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) American general, US President (1953-61)
Commencement Speech, Dartmouth College (14 Jun 1953)

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Carlyle, Thomas -- The French Revolution: A History, Part 2, Book 1, ch. 7 (2.1.7) (1837)

Eisenhower, Dwight David -- Commencement Speech, Dartmouth College (14 Jun 1953)