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Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me read more
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.
History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly read more
History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.
History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.
History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.
All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.
All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.
In a few years there will be only five kings in the world -- the King of England and the read more
In a few years there will be only five kings in the world -- the King of England and the four kings in a pack of cards.
What is a society without a heroic dimension?
What is a society without a heroic dimension?
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it
