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The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.
The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.
Qualities absolutely necessary for a historian: (1) Imagination. (2) Prejudice. (3) The power of writing your own biography at the read more
Qualities absolutely necessary for a historian: (1) Imagination. (2) Prejudice. (3) The power of writing your own biography at the same time.
Yesterday is a canceled check: Forget it. Tomorrow is a promissory note: Don't count on it. Today is ready cash: read more
Yesterday is a canceled check: Forget it. Tomorrow is a promissory note: Don't count on it. Today is ready cash: Use it!
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
I have no history but the length of my bones.
I have no history but the length of my bones.
The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and read more
The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.
History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, read more
History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, it must be yielded up peaceably.
The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.
The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
