Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand read more

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual read more

History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual nature; his earliest
expression of what can be called Thought.

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the read more

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe read more

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.