History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.

History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.

History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.

A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man read more

A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who by indigestion, a restless night, and a rainy morning, would have proved a coward.

Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of those men was a great read more

Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of those men was a great actor playing himself.

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the read more

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

Happy is the nation without a history.

Happy is the nation without a history.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.