Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand read more

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.

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.

There is properly no history, only biography.

There is properly no history, only biography.

Assassinations has never changed the history of the world.

Assassinations has never changed the history of the world.

History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and read more

History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we made today.

It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in read more

It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.

History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.

History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.

Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.