In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer - the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power.

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.

If there had been no troublemakers, no Dissenters, we should still be living in caves.

Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.

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.

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

Psychoanalysts believe that the only "normal" people are those who cause not trouble to either themselves or anyone else.