History shows that there are no invincible armies.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

History is a confused heap of facts.

History is a confused heap of facts.

The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.

The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.

There is properly no history, only biography.

There is properly no history, only biography.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.

All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.

There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.