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History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.
History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.
Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it and wiser than the one read more
Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it and wiser than the one that comes after it.
Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.
Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.
I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of read more
I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of grays and lavenders, two rivers shaping it to a point and the cliff rising above me like a challenge.
There is no life that does not contribute to history.
There is no life that does not contribute to history.
[They can] shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.
[They can] shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.
One of the lessons of history is that 'nothing' is often a good thing to do and always a clever read more
One of the lessons of history is that 'nothing' is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined read more
I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.
History is written by the victors.
History is written by the victors.