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.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?

We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?

We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.

We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.

My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.

My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.

There is no life that does not contribute to history.

There is no life that does not contribute to history.

Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.

Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.