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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.
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me read more
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
History does not always repeat itself.
History does not always repeat itself.
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.
Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.
Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
As lousy as things are now, tomorrow they will be somebody's good old days.
As lousy as things are now, tomorrow they will be somebody's good old days.
