Albert Bushnell Hart

From William of Orange to William Pitt the younger there was but one man without whom English history must have taken a different turn, and that was William Pitt the elder.

In any event, colonization and the grant of lands were provincial matters.

The participation of the people in their own government was the more significant, because the colonies actually had what England only seemed to have, - three departments of government.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.