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History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the read more
History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up read more
The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
History, a distillation of rumor.
History, a distillation of rumor.
The game of History is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of thr majority in read more
The game of History is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of thr majority in the middle.
I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined read more
I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.
We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.