“In the time of writing you have to forget the present, if you can do that. Try to live in the period you are writing.”

“History is written by every generation. Every generation writes its own history using the same sources. The interpretations vary according to time.”

“Nothing is lost to you by being polite. You can be polite and courteous without losing anything.”

“I said that great men had a sense of history. But when you say you have a great sense of history it does not follow that you are great.”

“I do not believe in this command leadership. Dangerous doctrine 'yan ha. Because you cannot know everything your men do.”

“You should see my personality on every page of my book, because I am the author. The book reflects the personality of the author. Do you expect my work to reflect the personality of another?”

“You're not sure that you will have all the documents. That is why the conclusions in history is not final.”