History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly read more

History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever read more

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

The contact with manners then is education; and this Thucydides
appears to assert when he says history is philosophy read more

The contact with manners then is education; and this Thucydides
appears to assert when he says history is philosophy learned from
examples.

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been read more

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand read more

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.