Thomas Carlyle Quotes
Go as far as you can see; when you get there you'll be able to see farther.
In Iraq, the people of the marshland, known as the Madan, supported anti Saddam forces. In retaliation, he killed many of the Madan outright and burned the reeds of the marshes on which the people depended. Then he diverted the water from their land and the culture was almost extinguished. Dr. Alwash was the son of the Iraqi Engineer who managed the water in that region of Iraq and as a child became very familiar with the Mash area and the Madan. He returned to Iraq and began a huge project to rebuild the area and allow the Madan to grow and flourish. To accomplish that, a gigantic water engineering project is necessary to undo the water diversions that Saddam had constructed to destroy the Madan. This was a huge dream and vision.
Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish historian, satirical writer, essayist, translator, philosopher, mathematician, and teacher. In his book On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History (1841), he argued that the actions of the "Great Man" play a key role in history, claiming that "the history of the world is but the biography of great men". Other major works include The French Revolution: A History, 3 vols (1837) and The History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, 6 vols (1858–65).
