Chicago Historical Society

Famous quotes containing the words chicago, historical and/or society:

    Must we really see Chicago in order to be educated?
    Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

    The proverbial notion of historical distance consists in our having lost ninety-five of every hundred original facts, so the remaining ones can be arranged however one likes.
    Robert Musil (1880–1942)

    The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.
    Georges Bernanos (1888–1948)