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History is a pageant, not a philosophy.
History is a pageant, not a philosophy.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men read more
There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men are drunk on whiskey or religion. They wander through this most diverting and stimulating of worlds in a haze, seeing nothing and hearing nothing.
The dignity of history.
The dignity of history.
The future has a way of arriving unannounced.
The future has a way of arriving unannounced.
It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.
It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.
I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.
What is a society without a heroic dimension?
What is a society without a heroic dimension?
