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    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.

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Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

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No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human read more

No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human race should merely be a fact to be grouped with other vital statistics.

by Henry Brooks Adams Found in: History Quotes,
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History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual read more

History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual nature; his earliest
expression of what can be called Thought.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: History Quotes,
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History is more or less bunk.

History is more or less bunk.

by Henry Ford Found in: History Quotes,
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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.

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They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of read more

They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear.

by G. Gordon Liddy Found in: History Quotes,
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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.

by Will Durant Found in: History Quotes,
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We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.

We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.

by Don Herold Found in: History Quotes,
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The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.

The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.

by Richard H. Tawney Found in: History Quotes,
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