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To give an accurate description of what never happened is the proper occupation of the historian.
To give an accurate description of what never happened is the proper occupation of the historian.
The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.
The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.
Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.
Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.
The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.
The men who make history have not time to write it.
The men who make history have not time to write it.
History would be wonderful thing - if it were only true.
History would be wonderful thing - if it were only true.
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
