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We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.
We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.
The function of posterity is to look after itself.
The function of posterity is to look after itself.
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.
History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.
History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.
History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.
Had Cleopatra's nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been different.
Had Cleopatra's nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been different.
I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined read more
I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.
Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.
Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.
