Famous quotes containing the words history of, history and/or independence:
“When the history of this period is written, [William Jennings] Bryan will stand out as one of the most remarkable men of his generation and one of the biggest political men of our country.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)
“It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“The independence of all political and other bother is a happiness.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)