We need to study the whole of history, not to fall back into it, but to see if we can escape from it.
History is the science of people.
Man in a word has no nature; what he has... is history.
One age cannot be completely understood if all the others are not understood. The song of history can only be sung as a whole.
The tapestry of history that seems so full of tragedy when viewed from the front has countless comic scenes woven into its reverse side. In truth, tragedy and comedy are the twin masks of history - its mass appeal.
