History Quote Generator

“ History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. ”

~Napoleon Bonaparte

“ Historian: an unsuccessful novelist. ”

~H. L. Mencken

“ If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: 'President Can't Swim.' ”

~Lyndon B. Johnson

“ Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age. ”

~H. L. Mencken

“ History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies. ”

~Alexis de Tocqueville

“ What is history but a fable agreed upon? ”

~Napoleon Bonaparte