Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions read more

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more read more

Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more chances of saving himself by hell than by paradise.

History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and read more

History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we made today.