Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up read more

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.

Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.

Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it could not end otherwise.

It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it could not end otherwise.

Had Cleopatra's nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been different.

Had Cleopatra's nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been different.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.

The men who make history have not time to write it.

The men who make history have not time to write it.