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History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.
History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.
History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.
History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.
Happy is the nation without a history.
Happy is the nation without a history.
History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.
History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.
History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.
History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has read more
If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.