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There is properly no history, only biography.
There is properly no history, only biography.
History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.
History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.
You can't set a hen in one morning and have chicken salad for lunch.
You can't set a hen in one morning and have chicken salad for lunch.
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.
History is fond of her grandchildren, for it offers them the marrow of the bones, which the previous generation had read more
History is fond of her grandchildren, for it offers them the marrow of the bones, which the previous generation had hurt its hands in breaking.
All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.
All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.
90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.
90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.
What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.
What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.
It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it.
It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it.
