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Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.
Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.
The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been read more
The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.
Even the Germans did not succeed in doing the damage you propose to do.
Even the Germans did not succeed in doing the damage you propose to do.
The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.
The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
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.
What is history but a fable agreed upon?
What is history but a fable agreed upon?
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will read more
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
