History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.

All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.

All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress read more

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.

In a few years there will be only five kings in the world -- the King of England and the read more

In a few years there will be only five kings in the world -- the King of England and the four kings in a pack of cards.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,.

I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,.