The winners write history.
The truth…I doubt we ever have the real truth about the past. History is a version of events created by whoever controls the information and steers the narratives. It’s worth knowing about, but I wouldn’t take anything on face value.
History is a set of lies agreed upon. – Napoleon Bonaparte
History would be a wonderful thing, if only it were true. – Leo Tolstoy.
The truth is rarely pure and never simple. – Oscar Wilde
