History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

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.

Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It read more

Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions read more

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

A land without ruins is a land without memories--a land without memories is a land without history.

A land without ruins is a land without memories--a land without memories is a land without history.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

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

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

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.