Quote

The history of mankind is the history of ideas.

I've always been intrigued by the way history works, the way we decide what is mentioned.

History provides a laboratory in which we see played out the actual, as well as the intended, consequences of ideas.

Histories are to educate so that we understand better for ourselves and for motivation.

History provides a sense of where we've been and lessons that can be taken forward.

Leave history to historians.

The way you 'take history' is also a way of 'making history.'

History is full of really good stories. That's the main reason I got into this racket: I want to make the argument that history is interesting.

I think what I was after was a unifying story that could bring everything together, that could give me a sense of the whole of history.

History is history. What is done is done.