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History: A distillation of rumor.
History: A distillation of rumor.
Because of what you have done the heavens have become a part of man's world. And as you talk to read more
Because of what you have done the heavens have become a part of man's world. And as you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquillity, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and Tranquillity to Earth.
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it
I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something read more
I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.
The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.
The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.
The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
What more would you have? He has invented history.
[Fr., Que voulez-vous de plus? Il a invente l'histoire.]
What more would you have? He has invented history.
[Fr., Que voulez-vous de plus? Il a invente l'histoire.]
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.