“Today's Europeans and Americans who reached the age of awareness after midcentury when the communications revolution lead to expectations of instantanaiy are exasperated by the slow toils of history. They assume that the thunderclap of cause will be swiftly followed… — William Raymond Manchester Copy Share Image
“Biographer diagnoses reaction to restriction as a tell of true character. Some use even prison as a time of reflection and planning. Others, like… — William Raymond Manchester Copy Share Image
“There was, however, a difference between his mood and that of the rest of the cabinet. They felt desperate; he felt challenged.” — William Raymond Manchester Copy Share Image
“It is the definition of an egoist that whatever occupies his attention is, for that reason, important.” — William Raymond Manchester Copy Share Image
“Today's Europeans and Americans who reached the age of awareness after midcentury when the communications revolution lead to expectations of instantanaiy are exasperated by… — William Raymond Manchester Copy Share Image