"History is a needle for putting men asleep anointed with the poison Of all they want to keep."
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"History is only a catalogue of the forgotten."
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"A society in stable equilibrium is-by definition-one that has no history and wants no historians."
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"The historian must not try to know what is truth, if he values his honesty; for if he cares for his truths, he is certain to falsify his facts."
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"War is an option of difficulties."
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"We are all fools in love."
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"Writing history is a method of getting rid of the past."
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"He who cannot draw on three thousand years is living from hand to mouth."
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"The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work."
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"Today it is fashionable to talk about the poor. Unfortunately, it is not fashionable to talk with them."
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"History develops, art stands still."
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"History: a collection of epitaphs."
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"I also ache at that thought your majesty... But if they do not offer the sacrifice in blood now, we will all pay dearly with added gallons later. So if some most die it is in a worthy cause."
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"Many scholars have complained of our tendency to see history only in conflicts, but I am not convinced they are right. It is in conflict that our values are exposed."
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"The only important thing to realise about history is that it all took place in the last five minutes."
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"Let us remember that the times which future generations delight to recall are not those of ease and prosperity, but those of adversity bravely borne."
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"The 1st Amendment protects the right to speak, not the right to spend."
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"Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery."
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"Because history is only an aggregate of personal hostilities, personal prejudices, personal blindness and irrationality, there are times when we have to live against it."
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"Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly."
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