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History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and read more
History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we made today.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.
The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.
It was sheer professionalism and inspiration and the fact that you really cannot have people marching into other people's territory read more
It was sheer professionalism and inspiration and the fact that you really cannot have people marching into other people's territory and staying there.
The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more
The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
History is past politics; and politics present history.
History is past politics; and politics present history.
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
