James D Hornfischer Quotes & Sayings

It has been written that so much of life is preparation, so much is routine, and so much is retrospect that the purest essence of anyone's genius contracts itself to a precious few hours. — James D Hornfischer

...the experience of battle forever divides those who talk of nothing else but its prospect from those who talk of everything else but its memory. — James D Hornfischer

For reasons of electoral calculation - to preserve his Democratic majorities in a congressional midterm election - Roosevelt wanted American troops fighting Germans before the end of the year. "We failed to see," Marshall would write, "that the leader in a democracy has to keep the people entertained. The people demand action. — James D Hornfischer