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History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
History is a confused heap of facts.
History is a confused heap of facts.
History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and read more
History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we made today.
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me read more
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.
We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?
We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?
 The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of 
furnishing very few materials for history, which is read more 
 The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of 
furnishing very few materials for history, which is indeed little 
more than the register of the crimes, and misfortunes of mankind.