13 Quotes by Arthur M. Schlesinger
Arthur M. Schlesinger was an American historian and political commentator who lived from 1917 to 2007. He was a prolific author and wrote numerous books on American history and politics, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Schlesinger was also a prominent political commentator and served as an adviser to several Democratic presidents, including John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton. He was known for his progressive political views and his advocacy for civil rights and social justice. Schlesinger’s work continues to be studied and debated today, and he is considered an important figure in American political history. (Bio)
Arthur M. Schlesinger Quotes
Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response. (Meaning)
Honest history is the weapon of freedom. (Meaning)
Clarity in language depends on clarity in thought.
History is, indeed, an argument without end.
Anti-intellectualism has long been the anti-Semitism of the businessman.
The passion for tidiness is the historian’s occupational disease.
History is full of surprises.
Righteousness is easy in retrospect.
In Defense of the World Order . . . U.S. soldiers would have to kill and die.
All wars are popular for the first 30 days.
Every President reconstructs the Presidency to meet his own psychological needs.
Self-righteousness in retrospect is easy–also cheap.
Few secret undertakings ever did any nation any good.
― Arthur M. Schlesinger Quotes
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