The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

Yesterday is a canceled check: Forget it. Tomorrow is a promissory note: Don't count on it. Today is ready cash: read more

Yesterday is a canceled check: Forget it. Tomorrow is a promissory note: Don't count on it. Today is ready cash: Use it!

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.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.