Bismarck fought 'necessary' wars and killed thousands, the idealists of the twentieth century fight 'just' wars and kill millions.

A master of improvised speech and improvised policies.

The male clerk with his quill pen and copper-plate handwriting had gone for good. The female short-hand typist took his place. It was a decisive moment in women's emancipation.

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.

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 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.

No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.