That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons read more

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

Might does not make right, it only makes history.

Might does not make right, it only makes history.

History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and read more

History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we made today.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

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.

I feel like I'm part of history being made. I leave Apple board meetings thinking, 'I've got to do a read more

I feel like I'm part of history being made. I leave Apple board meetings thinking, 'I've got to do a better job.'

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

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

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