History would be wonderful thing - if it were only true.

History would be wonderful thing - if it were only true.

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.

History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.

History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something read more

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.

There is no life that does not contribute to history.

There is no life that does not contribute to history.

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.