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History is philosophy learned from examples.
History is philosophy learned from examples.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
The limit is about 300 words. Kipling's "Recessional" really did something to England when it was published. It helped them read more
The limit is about 300 words. Kipling's "Recessional" really did something to England when it was published. It helped them through a bad time. Let me know if you find any great poems lying around.
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.
Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.
Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.
I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.
I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
The function of posterity is to look after itself.
The function of posterity is to look after itself.
Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more read more
Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more chances of saving himself by hell than by paradise.
