I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something read more

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.

Anecdotes are the gleaming toys of history. The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which read more

Anecdotes are the gleaming toys of history. The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

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

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

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

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.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

History does not always repeat itself.

History does not always repeat itself.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.