| editor, The Biographical Dictionary of America… (1906)
“ It may not be strictly true, though more than one great writer has said it, that history is nothing more than biography; but certainly it is true that biography is a very large and important part of history, and it is not possible to write biography without writing history. ”
| editor, The Biographical Dictionary of America… (1906)
“ When the ancient Greek poet, in a famous ode, declared that men constitute the state,—"high-minded men, men who their duties know, but know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain," — and when a modern writer pointed out the fact that the men behind the guns are the real power, they both indicated the foundation of history and the motive force of civilization. ”
| editor, The Biographical Dictionary of America… (1906)
“ Our country is not old in centuries, nor rich in traditions, but it is strong in men and glorious in achievement; and an adequate collection of American biography may well be regarded as a household treasure. ”
