“It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.”

“Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn”

“The Bible contains the revelation of the will of God. It contains the history of the creation of the world, and of mankind.”

“Tradition is an important help to history, but its statements should be carefully scrutinized before we rely on them”

“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.”

“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”