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History is a vast early warning system.
History is a vast early warning system.
There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men read more
There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men are drunk on whiskey or religion. They wander through this most diverting and stimulating of worlds in a haze, seeing nothing and hearing nothing.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
It has been said that although God cannot alter the past, historians can --it is perhaps because they can be read more
It has been said that although God cannot alter the past, historians can --it is perhaps because they can be useful to Him in this respect that He tolerates their existence.
It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
[They can] shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.
[They can] shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.
Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.
Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.
Give the historians something to write about.
Give the historians something to write about.
