History -- its what those bitter old men write.

History -- its what those bitter old men write.

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.

Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as read more

Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as the men that died for them.

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has read more

If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

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.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.