Franklin may . . . be considered one of the founding fathers of American democracy, since no democratic government can last long without conciliation and compromise.

Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history.

Franklin may . . . be considered one of the founding fathers of American democracy, since no democratic government can last long without conciliation and compromise.

The cruel policy initiated by Columbus and pursued by his successors resulted in complete genocide.

One learns more from defeat than from victory.

A few hints as to the craft may be useful to budding historians. First and foremost, get writing!

A tough but nervous, tenacious but restless race [the Yankees]; materially ambitious, yet prone to introspection, and subject to waves of religious emotion. . . . A race whose typical member is eternally torn between a passion for righteousness and a desire to get on in the world.