History is not the story of heroes entirely. It is often the story of cruelty and injustice and shortsightedness.
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.
The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.
History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.