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

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

History, a distillation of rumor.

History, a distillation of rumor.

The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.

The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons read more

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.

Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.