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History is written by the victors.
History is written by the victors.
I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.
I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.
The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.
The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.
The future has a way of arriving unannounced.
The future has a way of arriving unannounced.
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
History: A distillation of rumor.
History: A distillation of rumor.
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
History knows no resting place and no plateaus.
History knows no resting place and no plateaus.