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One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever read more
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
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.
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
Our ignorance of history makes us libel our own times. People have always been like this.
Our ignorance of history makes us libel our own times. People have always been like this.
90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.
90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers read more
History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers with scars.
