The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the read more

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

Anecdotes are the gleaming toys of history. The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which read more

Anecdotes are the gleaming toys of history. The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the read more

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.

Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the read more

Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

An expert knows all the answers -- if you ask the right questions.

An expert knows all the answers -- if you ask the right questions.