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The men who make history have not time to write it.
The men who make history have not time to write it.
Give the historians something to write about.
Give the historians something to write about.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
The function of posterity is to look after itself.
The function of posterity is to look after itself.
Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
History is a simple piece of paper covered with print. The main thing is still to make history, not to read more
History is a simple piece of paper covered with print. The main thing is still to make history, not to write it.
The future has a way of arriving unannounced.
The future has a way of arriving unannounced.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
