History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as read more

Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as the men that died for them.

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something read more

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

History is the devil's scripture.

History is the devil's scripture.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

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.

Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world...

Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world...