“And now, beware of rashness. Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward, and give us victories.” – President Abraham Lincoln, January 26, 1863 Letter to Gen. Joseph Hooker – “Rashness” arrives in many forms with none...
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“[I] discovered a great many islands inhabited by people without number… I have not found any monstrous men in these islands, as many had thought.” – Christopher Columbus to Luis de Sant Angel (1493) – Medieval Europeans believed that distant...
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“If you want to get the girl fly a P-51, if you want to go home to your girl strap on a P-47.” – Popular WWII saying – During World War II, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was renowned for both...
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