History is past politics; and politics present history.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the read more

In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.

She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.

She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.

To many fame comes too late.

To many fame comes too late.

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.