A good historian is timeless; although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise he will move in a world of the dead. He can only gain that conception through personal experience, and he can only use his personal experiences when he is a genius.
We are not merely historians but also and always citizens.
The good historian is like the giant of the fairy tale. He knows that wherever he catches the scent of human flesh, there his quarry lies.
I didn't realize the president was such an historian.
The duty of a historian is simply to understand and then convey that understanding, no more than that.
Leave history to historians.
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
I'm a historian in my own mind.
History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then write it.