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History is the devil's scripture.
History is the devil's scripture.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.
The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.
Every historian discloses a new horizon.
Every historian discloses a new horizon.
History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes
History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes
All history, of course, is the history of wars.
All history, of course, is the history of wars.
We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.
We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.
Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one read more
Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one half of the flock should be the persecutor of the other? Is it for you, mankind, to pronounce on what is good and what is evil?
The long historian of my country's woes.
The long historian of my country's woes.
