History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.

History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.

Give the historians something to write about.

Give the historians something to write about.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and read more

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is read more

Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is the way of life of mute, inglorious men and women who make no nuisance of themselves in the world.

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

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

The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.

The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.

I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of read more

I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of grays and lavenders, two rivers shaping it to a point and the cliff rising above me like a challenge.