Total separation of church and state was considered the best safeguard for the health of each. As [Andrew] Jackson explained, in refusing to name a fast day, he feared to 'disturb the security which religion now enjoys in this country, in its complete separation from the political concerns of the General Government.'
Honest history is the weapon of freedom. - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Honest history is the weapon of freedom.
- Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
History is, indeed, an argument without end. - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
History is, indeed, an argument without end.
Problems will always torment us because all important problems are insoluble: that is why they are important. The good comes from the continuing stru… - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Problems will always torment us because all important problems are insoluble: that is why they are important. The good comes from the continuing stru…
History, in the end, becomes a form of irony. - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
History, in the end, becomes a form of irony.
It is useful to remember that history is to the nation as memory is to the individual. As a person deprived of memory becomes disorientated and lost… - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
It is useful to remember that history is to the nation as memory is to the individual. As a person deprived of memory becomes disorientated and lost…
Science and Technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response. Expelled from individual consciousness by the rush… - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Science and Technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response. Expelled from individual consciousness by the rush…
In view of the tide of religiosity engulfing a once secular republic it is refreshing to be reminded by Freethinkers that free thought and skepticism… - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
In view of the tide of religiosity engulfing a once secular republic it is refreshing to be reminded by Freethinkers that free thought and skepticism…
Clarity in language depends on clarity in thought. - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Clarity in language depends on clarity in thought.
The broad liberal objective is a balanced and flexible "mixed economy," thus seeking to occupy that middle ground between capitalism and socialism wh… - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
The broad liberal objective is a balanced and flexible "mixed economy," thus seeking to occupy that middle ground between capitalism and socialism wh…
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