"History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided." ― Konrad Adenauer Topic(s): Legal More From Konrad Adenauer "A thick skin is a gift from God." "The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt." "In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity." More In Legal "Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable."― Marcus Tullius Cicero "Each day, each one of us chooses not to do many things that would be legal but offensive to those around us."― Ralph Peters "I didn’t think marriage worked. I thought everybody who was married was secretly miserable – that it was something they just put up with for their children."― Salma Hayek