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

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

They died hard, those savage men-like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. read more

They died hard, those savage men-like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.

The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.

The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been read more

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

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?

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.