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History, a distillation of rumor.
History, a distillation of rumor.
The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.
The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.
Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world...
Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world...
History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.
History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.
The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they read more
The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they first make mad with power; the mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small; when it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.
Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
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?
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
