A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a
thousand forests is in one acorn, and read more

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a
thousand forests is in one acorn, and Egypt, Greece, Rome, Gaul,
Britain, America, lie folded already in the first man.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

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.

Throughout history females have picked providers. males have picked anything.

Throughout history females have picked providers. males have picked anything.

It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in read more

It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.

The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.

The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.

History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.