The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
