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All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.
All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.
Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.
A man can be a hero if he is a scientist, or a soldier, or a drug addict, or a read more
A man can be a hero if he is a scientist, or a soldier, or a drug addict, or a disc jockey, or a crummy mediocre politician. A man can be a hero because he suffers and despairs; or because he thinks logically and analytically; or because he is "sensitive;" or because he is cruel. Wealth establishes a man as a hero, and so does poverty. Virtually any circumstance in a man's life will make him a hero to some group of people and has a mythic rendering in the culture -- in literature, art, theater, or the daily newspapers.
History is the science of things which are not repeated.
History is the science of things which are not repeated.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
Every historian discloses a new horizon.
Every historian discloses a new horizon.
The long historian of my country's woes.
The long historian of my country's woes.