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History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.
History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
The men who make history have not time to write it.
The men who make history have not time to write it.
We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.
We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.
It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.
It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.
The world's history is constant, like the laws of nature, and simple, like the souls of men. The same conditions read more
The world's history is constant, like the laws of nature, and simple, like the souls of men. The same conditions continually produce the same results.
True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?
True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?
History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.
History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.
The limit is about 300 words. Kipling's "Recessional" really did something to England when it was published. It helped them read more
The limit is about 300 words. Kipling's "Recessional" really did something to England when it was published. It helped them through a bad time. Let me know if you find any great poems lying around.
