History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

History is a confused heap of facts.

History is a confused heap of facts.

America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention read more

America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention of civilization.

History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the read more

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.

History: A distillation of rumor.

History: A distillation of rumor.