“Dates are important in history because what is done on those dates is of importance”
“We all know our dates of birth but . . . every year there is another date that we pass over without knowing what it is but it is just as important it is the other date the death date.”
“We’re late. For a VERY important date”
“Our task is not to leave a record of what happened on this date for those who will inherit the Earth; history will take care of that.”
“What history will say about us is of no importance; because we will be gone when the history judges about us.”
“The importance of setting a date, as in choosing a colour, is a matter of selection. Orange may be seen equally well as 'the decline and fall of red' or 'the rise and triumph of yellow'.”