I may remind you that history is not a branch of literature. The facts of history, like the facts of geology or astronomy, can supply material for li….

The Macedonian people and their kings were of Greek stock, as their traditions and the scanty remains of their language combine to testify..

The ideal of progress, freedom of thought, and the decline of ecclesiastical power go together..

History is a science, no more and no less..

A complete assemblage of the smallest facts of human history will tell in the end..