"How groups of humans contemplate and plan for wars is also affected by their culture, including geography. Island nat…"

"Ever since humans began to build floating craft, water has been the most reliable way of moving people and material. …"

"Napoleon was supreme on the Continent but he never managed to defeat the British navy. As a result the British were a…"

"Lost golden ages can be very effective tools for motivating people in the present."

"Nationalism brought Germany and Italy into being, destroyed Austrio-Hungary, and , more recently, broke apart Yugosla…"

"If history is the judge to which we appeal, then it can also find against us. It can highlight our mistakes by remind…"

"History does not produce definitive answers for all time. It is a process."

"We have to be careful to cast our gaze as widely as possible. If we only look for the lessons that reinforce decision…"

"As a judge, history also undermines the claims of leaders to omniscience. Dictators, perhaps because they know their …"

"Histories that that show past injustices or crimes can be used to argue for redress in the present."