The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up read more

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

The men who make history have not time to write it.

The men who make history have not time 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.

Every historian discloses a new horizon.

Every historian discloses a new horizon.

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always read more

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always feels uncomfortable.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

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

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