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The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always read more
History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always feels uncomfortable.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.
Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.
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.
In a few years there will be only five kings in the world -- the King of England and the read more
In a few years there will be only five kings in the world -- the King of England and the four kings in a pack of cards.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
What more would you have? He has invented history.
[Fr., Que voulez-vous de plus? Il a invente l'histoire.]
What more would you have? He has invented history.
[Fr., Que voulez-vous de plus? Il a invente l'histoire.]
