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Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one read more
Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one half of the flock should be the persecutor of the other? Is it for you, mankind, to pronounce on what is good and what is evil?
All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.
All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.
Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be read more
Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included.
She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.
She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.
War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.
War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.
The days of rejoicing are gone forever.
[Fr., Ils sont passes ces jours de fete.]
The days of rejoicing are gone forever.
[Fr., Ils sont passes ces jours de fete.]
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
