History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the read more

We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of mankind.

History -- its what those bitter old men write.

History -- its what those bitter old men write.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in Trafalgar square reminds the British what once they read more

Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in Trafalgar square reminds the British what once they were.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Anecdotes are the gleaming toys of history. The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which read more

Anecdotes are the gleaming toys of history. The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes

History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes