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That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons read more
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach.
What is history but a fable agreed upon?
What is history but a fable agreed upon?
What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.
What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.
Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.
Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.
To many fame comes too late.
To many fame comes too late.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.
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.
Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.
Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
