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History is past politics; and politics present history.
History is past politics; and politics present history.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.
History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.
History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.
Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more read more
Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more chances of saving himself by hell than by paradise.
Look to the past for guidance into the future.
Look to the past for guidance into the future.
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.
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.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.
The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.
