As lousy as things are now, tomorrow they will be somebody's good old days.

As lousy as things are now, tomorrow they will be somebody's good old days.

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.

A land without ruins is a land without memories--a land without memories is a land without history.

A land without ruins is a land without memories--a land without memories is a land without history.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.

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

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

I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.

I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.