“The history of humanity is, to a very great extent, a history of violence.”
“The history of interpretation, the skills by which we keep alive in our minds the light and dark of past literature and past humanity ... is to an incalculable extent a history of error.”
“The history of religion is the history of appalling violence, slaughter and sexual abuses, rationalised by the fairy tales of religious delusions.”
“Human history is full of great men, great women, individuals, with the will for power - all of them with governesses like her.”
“Gods have great power, but only humans have creativity, the power to change history.”
“You frantically want to make a mark on the history of humanity? You, King of the Fools! In the very distant future, there shall be no history; there shall remain not even a single trace of anything!”