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History is a confused heap of facts.
History is a confused heap of facts.
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it read more
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.
History is past politics; and politics present history.
History is past politics; and politics present history.
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.
Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.
Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
There is properly no history, only biography.
There is properly no history, only biography.
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.
