Agitator or Innovator? History Decides... An often quoted, or misquoted, axiom says: "History is written by the victors." Whether originally uttered by Pliny the Elder or Winston Churchill, the substance remains. How we view people and events that have lived and occurred has much to do with who documented and recorded those things. In today's world, there are many historical figures that we celebrate as visionaries; but, during their time, they were equally reviled by many of their contem ...