Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes

History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes

The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a read more

The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a snootful at the same time?

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more read more

Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more chances of saving himself by hell than by paradise.

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

History is more or less bunk.

History is more or less bunk.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.