The supreme, the merciless, the destroyer of opposition, the exalted King, the shepherd, the protector of the quarters of the read more

The supreme, the merciless, the destroyer of opposition, the exalted King, the shepherd, the protector of the quarters of the world, the King the word of whose mouth destroys mountains and seas, who by his lordly attack has forced mighty and merciless Kings from the rising of the sun to the setting of the same to acknowledge one supremacy.

I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.

I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.

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.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.

More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, read more

History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, it must be yielded up peaceably.

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.