Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

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

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

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

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.

Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is read more

Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is the way of life of mute, inglorious men and women who make no nuisance of themselves in the world.