Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual read more

History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual nature; his earliest
expression of what can be called Thought.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

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

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

Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one read more

Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one half of the flock should be the persecutor of the other? Is it for you, mankind, to pronounce on what is good and what is evil?

Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it