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    Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in Trafalgar square reminds the British what once they were.

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And read their history in a nation's eyes.

And read their history in a nation's eyes.

by Thomas Gray Found in: History Quotes,
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The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.

The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.

by Margaret Thatcher Found in: History Quotes,
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The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

by Cicero Found in: History Quotes,
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I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a read more

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

by Wendell Berry Found in: History Quotes,
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History is past politics; and politics present history.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

by John Seeley Found in: History Quotes,
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What want these outlaws conquerors should have
But History's purchased page to call them great?

What want these outlaws conquerors should have
But History's purchased page to call them great?

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Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have read more

Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!

by Karl Marx Found in: History Quotes,
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Give the historians something to write about.

Give the historians something to write about.

by Propertius Found in: History Quotes,
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Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

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