Gilbert Keith GK Chesterton KC*SG (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic. He has been referred to as the “prince of paradox”. Time magazine observed of his writing style: “Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.” GK Chesterton: Early
The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is. – Winston Churchill Truth is… “Truth is incotrovertible…” came from a speech to Parliament by Winston Churchill’s on May 17, 1916. It is an interesting statement about facts – that they can be attacked – but
Abraham Lincoln was eloquent in many settings, but perhaps none more than his Second Inaugural Address: “With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds.” Second
Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in or around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. Douglass was not sure of his birth date but it is most often recognized on February 14. One slaveholder’s wife taught him the alphabet, and then he taught himself to read and write. When he could, he taught other slaves to
More More This would be a bloody week in history as Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded February 8, 1587 and Lady Jane Grey would be beheaded on February 12.
More More This would be a bloody week in history as Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded February 8, 1587 and Catherine Howard would be beheaded on February 13.
Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847. He is most famous for his work as a businessman and inventor and is also described as America’s greatest inventor. Thomas Edison and His Inventions He made many inventions in the fields of communication, electric power, and sound recording, some of his most famous work includes that
11 February 1531, Convocation granted King Henry VIII was named Supreme Head of the English Church. He was provided the title of “singular protector, supreme lord, and even, so far as the law of Christ allows, supreme head of the English church and clergy.” Supreme Head of the English Church It was George Boleyn, Lord
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was an American statesman and lawyer. He would become America’s 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. He is best known for holding together the fractured nation through the Civil War and passing the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery. Lincoln is one of the most influential people in US
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