History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.

In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state... It's become a fact of life that govern…

I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.

It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.