Option/history

Famous quotes containing the words option and/or history:

    “A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war.”
    —Simone Weil (1909–1943)

    “Man watches his history on the screen with apathy and an occasional passing flicker of horror or indignation.”
    —Conor Cruise O’Brien (b. 1917)