History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, read more

History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, it must be yielded up peaceably.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

The long historian of my country's woes.

The long historian of my country's woes.

I have no history but the length of my bones.

I have no history but the length of my bones.

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and read more

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful read more

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death