I have no history but the length of my bones.

I have no history but the length of my bones.

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.

One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in read more

It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.