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In a certain sense all men are historians.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.
Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.
Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.
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.
There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.
There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.
A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man read more
A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who by indigestion, a restless night, and a rainy morning, would have proved a coward.
History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.
History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.
It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in read more
It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.
