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History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.
History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.
History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.
History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.
History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.
History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.
The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.
The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.
History is a pageant, not a philosophy.
History is a pageant, not a philosophy.
[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.
All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.
All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.
History is written by the victors.
History is written by the victors.
