History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is never reproduced. It is as utterly gone out of the world as the song of a destroyed wild bird.

In every election in American history both parties have their cliches. The party that has the cliches that ring true wins.

I think the materialist conception of history is valid.

Throughout human history, the American Idea has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed.

Megacollectors suppose they can enter art history by spending astronomical amounts.