We seem, as it were, to have conquered and peopled half the world in a fit of absence of mind.
John Robert SeeleyPoliticians wanted to mine the Grand Canyon for zinc and copper, and Theodore Roosevelt said, 'No.'
Douglas BrinkleyI'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today.
David Herbert DonaldMaybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story.
David Herbert Donald