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

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

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

As lousy as things are now, tomorrow they will be somebody's good old days.

As lousy as things are now, tomorrow they will be somebody's good old days.

Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.

Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.

Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.

History is fond of her grandchildren, for it offers them the marrow of the bones, which the previous generation had read more

History is fond of her grandchildren, for it offers them the marrow of the bones, which the previous generation had hurt its hands in breaking.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.