We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?

We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?

The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.

The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.

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.

A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man read more

A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who by indigestion, a restless night, and a rainy morning, would have proved a coward.

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 read more

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.

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

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

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.