Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

To many fame comes too late.

To many fame comes too late.

History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes

History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined read more

I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.

History is a confused heap of facts.

History is a confused heap of facts.

The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.

The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.