Fifteen Notable Misquotes-- Part 1

The March 8th List Serve ran a list of 15 misquotes from the political and military sector.

15. WILLIAM T. SHERMAN-- "If nominated, I will not run. If elected, I will not serve." What he REALLY said:
"I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected."

14. GEORGE SANTAYANA-- "Those who do not remember history are condemned to repeat it." ACTUALLY wrote in "Life in Reason, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

13. LORD ACTON-- "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely." ACTUALLY, "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."

12. KARL MARX-- "Religion is the opiate of the masses." ACTUALLY, "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of the heartless world and the soul of the soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."

11. CALVIN COOLIDGE-- "The business of America is business." ACTUALLY, "After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with productivity, selling, investing and prospering in the world."

I Didn't Know That. --Cooter