The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.

Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.

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.

You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us.

You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us.

History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

History is written by the victors.

History is written by the victors.

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always read more

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always feels uncomfortable.

Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.

Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.