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It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in read more
It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me read more
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.
The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.
The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
The dignity of history.
The dignity of history.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers read more
History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers with scars.
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons read more
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach.
