We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.

We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

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.

Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits read more

Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own past.

Happy is the nation without a history.

Happy is the nation without a history.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

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

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

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way read more

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.