History is philosophy learned from examples.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

Mythology: the body of a primitive people's beliefs, concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deitits and so forth, as distinguished read more

Mythology: the body of a primitive people's beliefs, concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deitits and so forth, as distinguished from the true accounts which it invents later.

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so read more

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.

I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.

I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.

The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.