Carl Sandburg said, "When a society or a civilization perishes, one condition can always be found. They forgot where they came from."

Leo Tolstoy said, "Show me a family and I'll write you a story."

Scholars, philosophers, and historians have often warned: "Those who ignore history are condemned to repeat it." . . . History owes this remarkable leader its long overdue tribute, for the call of duty is never out of date, and heroism is always a singular trait, and timeless.