The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

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

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

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics.

Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

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.