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    History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.

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The dignity of history.

The dignity of history.

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To many fame comes too late.

To many fame comes too late.

by Luis De Camoens Found in: History Quotes,
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People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

by James A. Baldwin Found in: History Quotes,
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History shows that there are no invincible armies.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

by Joseph Stalin Found in: History Quotes,
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The only thing that does not change is that at any and every time it appears that there have been read more

The only thing that does not change is that at any and every time it appears that there have been "great changes.".

by Marcel Proust Found in: History Quotes,
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That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons read more

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: History Quotes,
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Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of those men was a great read more

Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of those men was a great actor playing himself.

by William Manchester Found in: History Quotes,
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The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

by John Berger Found in: History Quotes,
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We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

by Anon. Found in: History Quotes,
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