History is a confused heap of facts.

History is a confused heap of facts.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.

How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happened.

How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happened.

History: A distillation of rumor.

History: A distillation of rumor.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will read more

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.

The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.

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?