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A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.
Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.
Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.
History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.
History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.
History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.
Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.
And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.
The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they read more
The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they first make mad with power; the mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small; when it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
History is the devil's scripture.
History is the devil's scripture.
