History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.

History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.

History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.

And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

There is no life that does not contribute to history.

There is no life that does not contribute to history.

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so read more

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.