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History does not always repeat itself.
History does not always repeat itself.
War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.
War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.
While we read history we make history.
While we read history we make history.
And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.
And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.
The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.
The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a read more
The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a snootful at the same time?
Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.
Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.