History is more or less bunk.

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.

The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.