History isn't written by the winners - it's written by everyone - it's a jigsaw of facts from contradictory sources. But every once in a while, you unearth that one original document that no one can argue with...

Brad Meltzer
About This Quote

The above quote comes from a speech by historian David Starkey. In this speech, he talks about how history is not written by the winners, but it is written by everyone. This means that the winners have no control over the way history is written about them. This also means that there are a lot of people who don't agree with the way history is written. History isn't written by the winners because there are a lot of people who don't agree with the way history is written.

Source: The Inner Circle

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