Applause/history

Famous quotes containing the words applause and/or history:

“We believe ... that the applause of silence is the only kind that counts.”
—Alfred Jarry (1873–1907)

“To history therefore I must refer for answer, in which it would be an unhappy passage indeed, which should shew by what fatal indulgence of subordinate views and passions, a contest for an atom had defeated well founded prospects of giving liberty to half the globe.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)