God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in Trafalgar square reminds the British what once they read more

Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in Trafalgar square reminds the British what once they were.

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons read more

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.

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.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

With the Kennedys, the genes are in magnificent alignment, but the stars are demonstrably crossed.

With the Kennedys, the genes are in magnificent alignment, but the stars are demonstrably crossed.