It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in read more

It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.

The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.

The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as read more

Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as the men that died for them.

A man can be a hero if he is a scientist, or a soldier, or a drug addict, or a read more

A man can be a hero if he is a scientist, or a soldier, or a drug addict, or a disc jockey, or a crummy mediocre politician. A man can be a hero because he suffers and despairs; or because he thinks logically and analytically; or because he is "sensitive;" or because he is cruel. Wealth establishes a man as a hero, and so does poverty. Virtually any circumstance in a man's life will make him a hero to some group of people and has a mythic rendering in the culture -- in literature, art, theater, or the daily newspapers.

A land without ruins is a land without memories--a land without memories is a land without history.

A land without ruins is a land without memories--a land without memories is a land without history.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.