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I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.
I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.
It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in read more
It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.
The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been read more
The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.
The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.
The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.
Every historian discloses a new horizon.
Every historian discloses a new horizon.
What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.
What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.
