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History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
All history, of course, is the history of wars.
All history, of course, is the history of wars.
You can't set a hen in one morning and have chicken salad for lunch.
You can't set a hen in one morning and have chicken salad for lunch.
Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.
Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.
Even the Germans did not succeed in doing the damage you propose to do.
Even the Germans did not succeed in doing the damage you propose to do.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
History is a vast early warning system.
History is a vast early warning system.
