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History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.
History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.
The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.
The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.
She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.
History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.
History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
History -- its what those bitter old men write.
History -- its what those bitter old men write.
The men who make history have not time to write it.
The men who make history have not time to write it.
