Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.

There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting.

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

Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

There is nothing more boring than doing singing exercises.