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History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual read more
History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual nature; his earliest
expression of what can be called Thought.
There is properly no history, only biography.
There is properly no history, only biography.
Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.
Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.
While history never repeats itself, political patterns do.
While history never repeats itself, political patterns do.
History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These read more
Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
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.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
