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War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.
War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.
Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?
True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
