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.

Look to the past for guidance into the future.

Look to the past for guidance into the future.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so read more

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been read more

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.