What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.

History, a distillation of rumor.

History, a distillation of rumor.

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed read more

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and read more

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the read more

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.

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

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

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.