I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons read more

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach.

I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, read more

I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order - not one.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.

All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.