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History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.
History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.
A land without ruins is a land without memories--a land without memories is a land without history.
A land without ruins is a land without memories--a land without memories is a land without history.
The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more
The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future.
May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future.
History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.
History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.
America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention read more
America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention of civilization.
The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.
The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.
It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
