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History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more read more
Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more chances of saving himself by hell than by paradise.
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.
History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.
One of the lessons of history is that 'nothing' is often a good thing to do and always a clever read more
One of the lessons of history is that 'nothing' is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human read more
No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human race should merely be a fact to be grouped with other vital statistics.
History is the devil's scripture.
History is the devil's scripture.
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.
Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.