History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

Happy is the nation without a history.

Happy is the nation without a history.

History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.

What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.

What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.

America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention read more

America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention of civilization.

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

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

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their read more

Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes.