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We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.
We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.
Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.
Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one read more
Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one half of the flock should be the persecutor of the other? Is it for you, mankind, to pronounce on what is good and what is evil?
History is past politics; and politics present history.
History is past politics; and politics present history.
The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.
The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.
