"Since we have had a history, men have pursued an ideal of immortality." ― George Wald Topic(s): History More From George Wald "In fact, death seems to have been a rather late invention in evolution. One can go a long way in evolution before encountering an authentic corpse." "All War Departments are now Defense Departments. This is all part of the doubletalk of our time. The aggressor is always on the other side." "Dropping those atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a war crime." More In History "If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament – disarmament follows peace."― Bernard Baruch "Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history."― Carter G. Woodson "American policy seems to be wed to a perpetual state of war. Why? History shows that the world will always be in flux or turmoil, with different peoples competing for visibility and power. The U.S. cannot fix the fate of every nation."― Camille Paglia