"Our history is not our destiny"

"The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down"

"The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny"

"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon"

"History is a set of lies agreed upon"

"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"

"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"

"Anatomy is destiny"

"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do"

"Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid"

"We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it"