Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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HISTORY ...
"History, n. An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools." --AMBROSE BIERCE
"History is a set of lies agreed upon." --NAPOLEON BONAPARTE "History repeats itself; that's one of the things that's wrong with history." --CLARENCE DARROW "We learn from history that we do not learn from history." --GEORG FRIEDRICH WILHELM HEGEL "History is nothing but a collection of fables and useless trifles, cluttered up with a mass of unnecessary figures and proper names." --LEO TOLSTOY "On the whole history tends to be rather poor fiction--except at its best." --GORE VIDAL "History is a bucket of ashes." --CARL SANDBURG "History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead." --VOLTAIRE "History is a nightmare from which we are trying to awaken." --JAMES JOYCE "History would be a wonderful thing--if it were only true." --LEO TOLSTOY "History is bunk." --HENRY FORD |
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