History is past politics; and politics present history.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.

The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.

History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.

History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.

Anecdotes are the gleaming toys of history. The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which read more

Anecdotes are the gleaming toys of history. The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

The world's history is constant, like the laws of nature, and simple, like the souls of men. The same conditions read more

The world's history is constant, like the laws of nature, and simple, like the souls of men. The same conditions continually produce the same results.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

What want these outlaws conquerors should have
But History's purchased page to call them great?

What want these outlaws conquerors should have
But History's purchased page to call them great?

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.