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

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

The long historian of my country's woes.

The long historian of my country's woes.

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!

History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly read more

History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

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.

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world -- or read more

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world -- or the last.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

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.

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.