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History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.
History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human read more
No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human race should merely be a fact to be grouped with other vital statistics.
Give the historians something to write about.
Give the historians something to write about.
Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.
Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.
The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.
The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits read more
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own past.
Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as read more
Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as the men that died for them.
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.
