Graves/history

Famous quotes containing the words graves and/or history:

    “Truth-loving Persians do not dwell upon
    The trivial skirmish fought near Marathon.”
    —Robert Graves (1895–1985)

    “Only the history of free peoples is worth our attention; the history of men under a despotism is merely a collection of anecdotes.”
    —Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)