The whole book of history reveals mankind's never-ending quest for peace, and mankind's God-given capacity to build.

Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people.

Of all the small nations of this earth, perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind.

An educated man is not one whose memory is trained to carry a few dates in history - he is one who can accomplish things.

We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam in the history we make today.

Neither a wise man or a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.