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History: A distillation of rumor.
History: A distillation of rumor.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
History is past politics; and politics present history.
History is past politics; and politics present history.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined read more
I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.
The long historian of my country's woes.
The long historian of my country's woes.
What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.
What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.
History is a confused heap of facts.
History is a confused heap of facts.
The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they read more
The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they first make mad with power; the mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small; when it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
