History is a set of lies agreed upon.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.

We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

To many fame comes too late.

To many fame comes too late.

Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it and wiser than the one read more

Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it and wiser than the one that comes after it.

Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as read more

Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as the men that died for them.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and read more

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.