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To give an accurate description of what never happened is the proper occupation of the historian.
To give an accurate description of what never happened is the proper occupation of the historian.
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.
We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?
We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?
History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.
History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.
To many fame comes too late.
To many fame comes too late.
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.
The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
