It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always read more

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always feels uncomfortable.

History is a simple piece of paper covered with print. The main thing is still to make history, not to read more

History is a simple piece of paper covered with print. The main thing is still to make history, not to write it.

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

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

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.

I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.

History is the devil's scripture.

History is the devil's scripture.

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.

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.