“Presidential legacies are valuable things, too valuable to be left up to historians.” LeftValuableLegacyPresidentialHistorianValuable Things Author:Thomas Frank
“As you may recall, Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953, thanks largely to the Korean War. Today, however, he is thought to have been a solidly good president, a 'Near Great' even, in the terminology of those surveys of historians they do every now and then.” MayHas BeensWarTodayLeftPresidentThanksHistorianNow And ThenRecallsKoreanSurveysTerminologyTrumanKorean War Author:Thomas Frank
“A Poet, Naturalist, and Historian, Who left scarcely any style of writing untouched, And touched nothing that he did not adorn.” WritingLeftStylePoetTouchedHistorianNaturalist Author:Samuel Johnson
“My basic notion regarding the matter of historical recognition is basically, it's a matter that should be left to the good hands of historians and experts.” ShouldMatterHandsLeftHistoricalNotionRecognitionExpertsHistorian Author:Shinzo Abe
“History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then write it.” ShouldWritingLeftHistorian Author:Ferdinand Marcos