What a remarkable load of horse. Big thinkers like this amuse me. History is a fascinating endeavour, like archeology, but with the dig peppered with false artifacts. Big thinkers like this can start with the premise that all history is bunk, and then expound at will.

I'm not saying it wasn't fascinating and stimulating reading. However, it's also a great mental exercise to identify items that are unsubstantiated, and unsubsantiat-able. Or to identify flaws in logic.