History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.

Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: read more

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: "President Can't Swim.".

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.

History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.

How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happened.

How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happened.

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.