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In a certain sense all men are historians.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
Qualities absolutely necessary for a historian: (1) Imagination. (2) Prejudice. (3) The power of writing your own biography at the read more
Qualities absolutely necessary for a historian: (1) Imagination. (2) Prejudice. (3) The power of writing your own biography at the same time.
True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?
True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?
The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.
The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.
There is no life that does not contribute to history.
There is no life that does not contribute to history.
The dignity of history.
The dignity of history.
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits read more
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own past.
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.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
