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161 " You have no dominion greater or lesser than that over yourself. "
― Hourly History , Leonardo da Vinci: A Life From Beginning to End
162 " does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” —Confucius "
― Hourly History , Confucius: A Life From Beginning to End
163 " Joe Jr. had been a student at Harvard Law School when he left to enlist in the United States Naval Reserve in June 1941, six months before the U.S. would enter the war. As a naval aviator, he completed twenty-five combat missions and had the option of returning home. Instead, he volunteered for a secret mission known as Operation Aphrodite. Joe Jr.’s plane exploded, killing the eldest Kennedy son. "
― Hourly History , John F. Kennedy: A Life From Beginning to End
164 " was in 1810 that Beethoven composed Für Elise, a famous piano bagatelle dedicated “for Elise,” a woman whose identity is also unknown. The song was never published during his lifetime. "
― Hourly History , Ludwig van Beethoven: A Life From Beginning to End
165 " Beethoven refused to accord the aristocratic class the marks of honor which were usually expected from men of his class. He did not step aside for aristocrats, dress to impress them, or address them humbly. At the same time, by reason of his talent, he considered himself above the level of the common people who labored for their living. "
166 " the Mona Lisa. "
167 " I wish to work miracles. "
168 " Thanks to the Self-Denying Ordinance act, pushed through Parliament by Cromwell, army leaders were banned from holding a seat in the House of Lords or the House of Commons. For the first time in England there was a clear divide between the army and the state. The New Model Army was made up of full-time professional soldiers, "
― Hourly History , English Civil War: A History From Beginning to End
169 " Yet even though Lenin had shirked the mantle of an all-powerful statesman in life, he is seen as the most important founder of this major epoch in Russian history after his death. Indeed, the very same man who signed his name as “V. Lenin” because he wished to remain anonymous became one of the major icons of not only Russian history in the early twentieth century but world history as a whole. "
― Hourly History , Vladimir Lenin: A Life From Beginning to End
170 " On November 20, 1815, Ludwig van Beethoven’s brother Carl Casper died of tuberculosis, appointing his brother Ludwig as guardian of his son Karl in his will. Not yet ten years old, the little nephew was the only child of the three van Beethoven brothers. And as his father had done before him, Ludwig van Beethoven viewed the boy as a potential vessel for carrying the van Beethoven musical genius into the future. "
171 " Unlike Stalin, Lenin never made an attempt to seize ultimate power for himself, although he easily could have. During the crackdowns of the Red Terror, for example, Lenin could have easily completed a Stalinesque purge, but as brutal as the Red Terror was, Lenin showed much more restraint than his successor. He never wanted to be the supreme dictator of Russia because, for him, his movement was far greater than what encompassed the Russian borders. "
172 " For Enlightenment philosophers, the overthrow of traditional institutions such as the Church and monarchy became a necessary step in the development of truly free thought and the continuation of scientific progress. "
― Hourly History , Age of Enlightenment: A History From Beginning to End
173 " His visions were quite grandiose, and he cracked more than a few eggs while attempting to make his utopian omelet. "
174 " Truly aware I am that the doctrine of the gospel may for a season be trampled underfoot. Equally sure I am, that it shall never be extinguished; for it is the recording of truth itself.” —John Wycliffe "
― Hourly History , John Wycliffe: A Life From Beginning to End
175 " Hitler emphasized peaceful goals and a willingness to work with international powers. In October of 1933, however, Germany withdrew from the League of Nations and the World Disarmament Conference. "
― Hourly History , Adolf Hitler: A Life From Beginning to End
176 " Don’t fight a battle if you don’t gain anything by winning. "
― Hourly History , Erwin Rommel: A Life From Beginning to End
177 " Communist "
178 " The Battle of the Coral Sea was unique because it was the first naval battle in which both sides fought without seeing the other. It was also the first naval battle fought entirely by carriers. "
― Hourly History , Battle of the Coral Sea - World War II: A History from Beginning to End (World War 2 Battles Book 10)
179 " Britain created the largest, most successful and most lucrative drug cartel the world had ever seen.” —Nicholas Saunders "
― Hourly History , The Opium Wars: A History From Beginning to End
180 " Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” —Leonardo da Vinci "