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The function of posterity is to look after itself.
The function of posterity is to look after itself.
Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one read more
Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one half of the flock should be the persecutor of the other? Is it for you, mankind, to pronounce on what is good and what is evil?
History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.
History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
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.
History shows that there are no invincible armies.
History shows that there are no invincible armies.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.
History -- its what those bitter old men write.
History -- its what those bitter old men write.