One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever read more

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the read more

Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

There is properly no history, only biography.

There is properly no history, only biography.

The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.

The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.

The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.