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.

Qualities absolutely necessary for a historian: (1) Imagination. (2) Prejudice. (3) The power of writing your own biography at the read more

Qualities absolutely necessary for a historian: (1) Imagination. (2) Prejudice. (3) The power of writing your own biography at the same time.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.

To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.

The dignity of history.

The dignity of history.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?

We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?

Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.

Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.