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.

Assassinations has never changed the history of the world.

Assassinations has never changed the history of the world.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed read more

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

Our ignorance of history makes us libel our own times. People have always been like this.

Our ignorance of history makes us libel our own times. People have always been like this.

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.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.