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Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more read more
Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more chances of saving himself by hell than by paradise.
History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.
History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.
The contact with manners then is education; and this Thucydides
appears to assert when he says history is philosophy read more
The contact with manners then is education; and this Thucydides
appears to assert when he says history is philosophy learned from
examples.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,.
I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,.
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it
And read their history in a nation's eyes.
And read their history in a nation's eyes.
What is history but a fable agreed upon?
What is history but a fable agreed upon?
