We are not going to achieve a new world order without paying for it in blood as well as in words and money. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. More Quotes by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. More Quotes From Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. All wars are popular for the first 30 days. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. warfirsts The only President who clearly died of overwork was Polk, and that was a long time ago. Hoover, who worked intensely and humorlessly as President, lived for more than thirty years after the White House; Truman, who worked intensely and gaily, lived for twenty Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. whitelongyears The very discovery of the New world was the by-product of a dietary quest. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. questsdiscoveryworld Few secret undertakings ever did any nation any good. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. undertakingsnationssecret There is far less to the Presidency, in terms of essential activity, than meets the eye. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. essentialstermeye Self-righteousness in retrospect is easy--also cheap. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. retrospectselfeasy Brave men earn the right to shape their own destiny. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. destinybravemen Troubles impending always seem worse than troubles surmounted, but this does not prove that they really are. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. anticipationtroubledoe Man generally is entangled in insoluble problems; history is consequently a tragedy in which we are all involved, whose keynote is anxiety and frustration, not progress and fulfilment. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. frustrationmenhistory Expelled from individual consciousness by the rush of change, history finds its revenge by stamping the collective unconsciousness with habits and values. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. consciousnesshabitrevenge The genius of impeachment lay in the fact that it could punish the man without punishing the office. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. officemenfacts
