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The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.
The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.
It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in read more
It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.
To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man read more
A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who by indigestion, a restless night, and a rainy morning, would have proved a coward.
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?
History is a vast early warning system.
History is a vast early warning system.
We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.
We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.
