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Give the historians something to write about.
Give the historians something to write about.
History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.
History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: read more
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: "President Can't Swim.".
History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.
History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.
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.
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.
The dignity of history.
The dignity of history.
There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.
There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.
What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
