“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary; it fulfils the same function as pain in the human body, it calls attention to the development of an unhealthy state of things.” — William R. Manchester Copy Share Image
“I have always held… that the skin of the bear must not be distributed until the bear has been killed.” — William R. Manchester Copy Share Image
“If you cannot read all your books, at any rate handle, or, as it were, fondle them—peer into them, let them fall open where… — William R. Manchester Copy Share Image
“Churchill, aware of Hitler’s use of astrologers, once summoned one himself. In a what-the-hell moment, he asked the surprised fortune-teller to tell him what… — William R. Manchester Copy Share Image
“People who go to Italy to look at ruins won’t have to go as far as Naples and Pompeii in the future.” — William R. Manchester Copy Share Image
“Social security was the most emotional issue that session. Republicans protested that if the administration bill were passed, children would no longer support their… — William R. Manchester Copy Share Image
“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary; it fulfils the same function as pain in the human body, it calls attention to… — William R. Manchester Copy Share Image
