History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.

History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.

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

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

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.

More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.

History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.

Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.

The men who make history have not time to write it.

The men who make history have not time to write it.