Give the historians something to write about.

Give the historians something to write about.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

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.

History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.

History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.

The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons read more

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.