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Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their read more
Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes.
The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.
The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.
There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.
There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.
The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the read more
The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.
Even the Germans did not succeed in doing the damage you propose to do.
Even the Germans did not succeed in doing the damage you propose to do.
History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.
History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.
I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,.
I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,.
History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and read more
History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we made today.
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.