In the course of history men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary.

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history since its statements are rather of the nature of universals whereas those of history are singulars.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history for poetry expresses the universal and history only the particular.

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

Violent men have not been known in history to die to a man. They die up to a point.

Long before history began we men have got together apart from the women and done things. We had time.

History repeats itself first as tragedy second as farce.

I think really China Chinese I think they really have a long history of civilization rich culture.

For my part I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history especially as I propose to write that history myself.

History is written by the victors.