William R. Manchester

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[Wikipedia] William Raymond Manchester was an American author, biographer, and historian. He was the author of 18 books which have been translated into over 20 languages. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award.

Quotes by William R. Manchester

“I have always held… that the skin of the bear must not be distributed until the bear has been killed.”

William R. Manchester

Bear

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“If you cannot read all your books, at any rate handle, or, as it were, fondle them—peer into them, let them fall…

William R. Manchester

Book

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“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…

William R. Manchester

Churchill Told

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“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

Pompeii

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“Social security was the most emotional issue that session. Republicans protested that if the administration bill were passed, children would no longer…

William R. Manchester

Cybersecurity

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“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary; it fulfils the same function as pain in the human body, it calls…

William R. Manchester

Criticism

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