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Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

by Heywood Broun Found in: History Quotes,
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The Thames is liquid history.

The Thames is liquid history.

by John Burns Found in: History Quotes,
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How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happened.

How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happened.

by The Talmud Found in: History Quotes,
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History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

by Voltaire Found in: History Quotes,
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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.

by Jessamyn West Found in: History Quotes,
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It has been said that although God cannot alter the past, historians can --it is perhaps because they can be read more

It has been said that although God cannot alter the past, historians can --it is perhaps because they can be useful to Him in this respect that He tolerates their existence.

by Samuel Butler Found in: History Quotes,
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I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 read more

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.

by Fidel Castro Found in: History Quotes,
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The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.

The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.

by Randall Jarrell Found in: History Quotes,
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People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

by James A. Baldwin Found in: History Quotes,
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