History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

History -- its what those bitter old men write.

History -- its what those bitter old men write.

Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the read more

Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining.

History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, read more

History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, it must be yielded up peaceably.

You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us.

You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us.

Happy is the nation without a history.

Happy is the nation without a history.

History is the devil's scripture.

History is the devil's scripture.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.