Megan De León

“These are strong, clear declarations of faith in education as the bulwark of freedom. For self-government to work, the people must be educated”
― David McCullough, The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For

“This is the paradox of historical knowledge. Knowledge that does not change behaviour is useless. But knowledge that changes behaviour quickly loses its relevance. The more data we have and the better we understand history, the faster history alters its course, and the faster our knowledge becomes outdated.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

“He was also a vociferous champion of abstinence from hard or spirituous liquors—but then no one’s perfect. In”
― David McCullough, The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For

“When our founders spoke of the “pursuit of happiness,” they did not mean long vacations or the piling up of things. Happiness was in the enlargement of one’s being through the life of the mind and of the spirit.”
― David McCullough, The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For