Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will read more

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and read more

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.

I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of read more

I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of grays and lavenders, two rivers shaping it to a point and the cliff rising above me like a challenge.

Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in Trafalgar square reminds the British what once they read more

Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in Trafalgar square reminds the British what once they were.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.