A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.

In 1917 European history, in the old sense, came to an end. World history began. It was the year of Lenin and Woodrow Wilson, both of whom repudiated the traditional standards of political behaviour. Both preached Utopia, Heaven on Earth. It was the moment of birth for our contemporary world.

One of the penalties of being president of the United States is that you must subsist for four years without drinking anything except Californian wine.

A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.

When I write I have no loyalty except to historical truth as I see it and care no more about British achievements and mistakes than any other.

George VI in the conventional parlance was a Good King who sacrificed his life to his sense of duty. If we are to have monarchs it would be hard to find a better one.

History is the great propagator of doubt.