Manchester has everything but good looks..., the only place in England which escapes our characteristic vice of snobbery.

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 matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.

If there had been a strong democratic sentiment in Germany, Hitler would never have come to power . [Germans] deserved what they got when they went round crying for a hero.

We learn nothing from history except the infinite variety of men's behaviour.

History is the great propagator of doubt.

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