The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.

History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.

History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.

There is no life that does not contribute to history.

There is no life that does not contribute to history.

I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.

I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been read more

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

Throughout history females have picked providers. males have picked anything.

Throughout history females have picked providers. males have picked anything.