It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly read more

History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

There is properly no history, only biography.

There is properly no history, only biography.

Look to the past for guidance into the future.

Look to the past for guidance into the future.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

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

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

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.

Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their read more

Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes.

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so read more

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.