The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.

Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.

Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be read more

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.