Cable/history

Famous quotes containing the words cable and/or history:

“To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars.”
—Douglass Cross (b. 1920)

“To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armour, the apostles of the martial virtues, tend not to die fighting when the time comes. History is full of ignominious getaways by the great and famous.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)