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I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.
I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.
Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.
The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the read more
The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.
History is the science of things which are not repeated.
History is the science of things which are not repeated.
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.
History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
