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History would be wonderful thing - if it were only true.
History would be wonderful thing - if it were only true.
Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.
Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.
Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.
Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it.
It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it.
History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.
History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.
What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it read more
What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it is the moment when we are suddently aware of the sweep and direction of the law, and its place in the lives of men.
I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.
I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.
The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.
The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.
