Townsend/history

Famous quotes containing the words townsend and/or history:

“We are two travelers, Roger and I.
Roger’s my dog.—Come here, you scamp!”
—John Townsend Trowbridge (1827–1916)

“The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.”
—Tacitus (c. 55–c. 120)