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The world's history is constant, like the laws of nature, and simple, like the souls of men. The same conditions read more
The world's history is constant, like the laws of nature, and simple, like the souls of men. The same conditions continually produce the same results.
Qualities absolutely necessary for a historian: (1) Imagination. (2) Prejudice. (3) The power of writing your own biography at the read more
Qualities absolutely necessary for a historian: (1) Imagination. (2) Prejudice. (3) The power of writing your own biography at the same time.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
History is the devil's scripture.
History is the devil's scripture.
The men who make history have not time to write it.
The men who make history have not time to write it.
While history never repeats itself, political patterns do.
While history never repeats itself, political patterns do.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
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.
The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.
The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.
