Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

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

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

History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

I have no history but the length of my bones.

I have no history but the length of my bones.

I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.

I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.