The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

The men who make history have not time to write it.

The men who make history have not time to write it.

History does not always repeat itself.

History does not always repeat itself.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

Happy is the nation without a history.

Happy is the nation without a history.

We talked for a few more minutes and then the president turned to the vice president and said he'd just read more

We talked for a few more minutes and then the president turned to the vice president and said he'd just narrowed the candidates to one. And my 31-year naval career flew out the window.

I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined read more

I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.