Indies/history

Famous quotes containing the words indies and/or history:

“It is my duty to prevent, through the independence of Cuba, the U.S.A. from spreading over the West Indies and falling with added weight upon other lands of Our America. All I have done up to now and shall do hereafter is to that end.... I know the Monster, because I have lived in its lair—and my weapon is only the slingshot of David.”
—José Martí (1853–1895)

“Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)