To many fame comes too late.

To many fame comes too late.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

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.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

History, a distillation of rumor.

History, a distillation of rumor.

Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of those men was a great read more

Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of those men was a great actor playing himself.

History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers read more

History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers with scars.

To give an accurate description of what never happened is the proper occupation of the historian.

To give an accurate description of what never happened is the proper occupation of the historian.