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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.
History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way read more
History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.
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.
Yesterday is a canceled check: Forget it. Tomorrow is a promissory note: Don't count on it. Today is ready cash: read more
Yesterday is a canceled check: Forget it. Tomorrow is a promissory note: Don't count on it. Today is ready cash: Use it!
We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world -- or read more
We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world -- or the last.
History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.
History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.
Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.
Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.
