For historians ought to be precise, truthful, and quite unprejudiced, and neither interest nor fear, hatred nor affection, should cause read more

For historians ought to be precise, truthful, and quite unprejudiced, and neither interest nor fear, hatred nor affection, should cause them to swerve from the path of truth, whose mother is history, the rival of time, the depository of great actions, the witness of what is past, the example and instruction of the present, the monitor of the future.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever read more

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

History does not always repeat itself.

History does not always repeat itself.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is read more

The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is indeed little
more than the register of the crimes, and misfortunes of mankind.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.