The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.
History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.
The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
History, like love, is so apt to surround her heroes with an atmosphere of imaginary brightness.