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That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons read more
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach.
Happy is the nation without a history.
Happy is the nation without a history.
The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more
The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.
The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
The dignity of history.
The dignity of history.
