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The world's history is constant, like the laws of nature, and simple, like the souls of men. The same conditions read more
The world's history is constant, like the laws of nature, and simple, like the souls of men. The same conditions continually produce the same results.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it.
It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it.
Assassinations has never changed the history of the world.
Assassinations has never changed the history of the world.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and read more
The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.
What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.
What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.
History -- its what those bitter old men write.
History -- its what those bitter old men write.
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and read more
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.
