Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

What want these outlaws conquerors should have
But History's purchased page to call them great?

What want these outlaws conquerors should have
But History's purchased page to call them great?

I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,.

I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,.

I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined read more

I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

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.

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

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

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions read more

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.