History is written by the victors.

History is written by the victors.

Anecdotes are the gleaming toys of history. The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which read more

Anecdotes are the gleaming toys of history. The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.

History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.

America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention read more

America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention of civilization.

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be read more

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.

Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.

Even the Germans did not succeed in doing the damage you propose to do.

Even the Germans did not succeed in doing the damage you propose to do.

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.