History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.
Konrad Adenauer
(True...)

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte
(I think this is the best qoute about history)

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
Winston Churchill
(So..., was it?)

History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.
Ted Koppel
(What do you think Mr Goerge W. Bush?)