Quotes by Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914

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Everything took on the color of blood. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
The overpowering unimportance of this MAKES ME SPEECHLESS. – Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas Reed — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
Humanizing war?! You may as well talk of humanizing Hell. Sir John Fisher — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
If they are afraid of revision in the laboratory, truth will never be released except by accident. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
When meeting criticism, he would regard it not as something to resent but as a thing to be examined, like an interesting — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
In proportion that property is small, the danger of misusing the franchisee is great. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
Our misconception in viewing the past lies in assuming that doubt and fear, permit, protests, violence and hate were not — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
One English nobleman and statesman read and reread a particular work of literature because it was "the only book which a — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
Chronicling future appeasing Prime Minister Joseph Chamberlain's rise to Parliament from first-generation commercial int — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
His only weakness was the habit of prophesying war within the next fortnight. George Bernard Shaw — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
He accomplished wonders of diplomacy on the principle, never give way, and never give offense. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
England's traditional tolerance was outraged at last. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
His one essay in love had exhausted his powers in that direction. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
He believed that rank without power was a sham. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
Advice to young Samuel Gompers that might apply in many other areas: "Learn from socialism, but don't join it. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
He believed interim reforms were necessary in order to fix the worker for his destiny. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
The affair made men feel larger than life. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
The love of humanity does not prevent us from being good journalists. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
He seemed less in need of a secretary than of someone to listen to him. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
Each one of us is serious individually, but together we become frivolous. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914