History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is read more

The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is indeed little
more than the register of the crimes, and misfortunes of mankind.

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe read more

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job.

To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.

To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed read more

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human read more

No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human race should merely be a fact to be grouped with other vital statistics.

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.