"The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their choice!" ― Dwight D. Eisenhower Topic(s): History Tags: history More From Dwight D. Eisenhower "Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him." "What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the size of the fight in the dog." "Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage." More In History "Stonehenge was built possibly by the Minoans. It presents one of man’s first attempts to order his view of the outside world."― Stephen Gardiner "The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history."― George Orwell "Once it gets to a point where it becomes a matter of life and death to occupy a position of leadership or not, with an eye on future opportunities, therein lies the danger."― Kgalema Motlanthe