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The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up read more
The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.
History is the devil's scripture.
History is the devil's scripture.
A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a
thousand forests is in one acorn, and read more
A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a
thousand forests is in one acorn, and Egypt, Greece, Rome, Gaul,
Britain, America, lie folded already in the first man.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.
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.
Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.
Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.
The men who make history have not time to write it.
The men who make history have not time to write it.
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
