Quotation of the week 1
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
(Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1814. Definition of history; The Cynics Word Book. 1906)
Love of History | Quotation of the week 1
Dr. Constantina Katsari is a comparative historian that specialises on ancient and modern history. She looks at current events with a critical eye and brings forward direct comparisons with similar historical events.
What an interesting quote.
It does make one wonder how our histories will appear 100-2oo years from now.
A very clever quote. Nevertheless, a Thucydides enthusiast like myself will surely disagree that history is a “mostly false” account.