The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

Histories are as perfect as the Historian is wise, and is gifted
with an eye and a soul.

Histories are as perfect as the Historian is wise, and is gifted
with an eye and a soul.

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

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

Happy is the nation without a history.

Happy is the nation without a history.

There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men read more

There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men are drunk on whiskey or religion. They wander through this most diverting and stimulating of worlds in a haze, seeing nothing and hearing nothing.

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

History belongs to the winner.

History belongs to the winner.

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so read more

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.