“If it had not been for the English I should have been emperor of the East, but wherever there is water to float a ship we are sure to find them in our way.” IfsWayShouldHas BeensWaterHistoryShould HaveEastShipsFloatsShould Have BeenEmperor Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“The greatest historian should also be a great moralist. It is no proof of impartiality to treat wickedness and goodness on the same level.” ShouldLevelsHistoryGoodnessTreatsProofHistorianWickednessMoralistImpartiality Book:History as Literature and Other Essays Source: History as Literature and Other Essays