Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me read more

Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.

Every historian discloses a new horizon.

Every historian discloses a new horizon.

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.

Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.

Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.

History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers read more

History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers with scars.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

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.

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.

What is a society without a heroic dimension?

What is a society without a heroic dimension?