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History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.
History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.
Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.
Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.
History is a vast early warning system.
History is a vast early warning system.
Look to the past for guidance into the future.
Look to the past for guidance into the future.
The game of History is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of thr majority in read more
The game of History is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of thr majority in the middle.
History is past politics; and politics present history.
History is past politics; and politics present history.
We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.
We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.
It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.
Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.