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The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.
The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
It's incredible to have been part of fashion history - my whole career has been one big highlight.
It's incredible to have been part of fashion history - my whole career has been one big highlight.
The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.
The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.
It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in read more
It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits read more
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own past.
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.
Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.
Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.
