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The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.

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History does not repeat itself except in the minds of those who do not know history.

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History does not eliminate grievances. It lays them down like landmines.

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A poet's object is not to tell what actually happened but what could or would happen either probably or inevitably.... For this reason poetry is something more scientific and serious than history, because poetry tends to give general truths while history gives particular facts.

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History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors and issues.

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The history of our era is the nauseating and repulsive history of the crucifixion of the procreative body for the glorification ofthe spirit.

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Study history, study history. In history lie all the secrets of statecraft.

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We want to go in for suffering, and there may be torture. If we put the women in front the Government may hesitate to inflict on us all the penalty that they might otherwise inflict.

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The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.

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In the history of the individual is always an account of his condition, and he knows himself to be a party to his present estate.

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The thirst for equality can express itself either as a desire to draw everyone down to one's level, or to raise oneself and everyone else up.

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What if this present were the world's last night?

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The student is to read history actively and not passively; to esteem his own life the text, and books the commentary. Thus compelled, the muse of history will utter oracles as never to those who do not respect themselves.

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Please go on, make your threats. I don't like to submit to mere implication.

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Every generation tailors history to its taste.

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It's a great historical joke that when the Spanish met the Aztecs, it was a blind date made in serve-you-right heaven. At the time, they were the two most unpleasant cultures in the entire world, and richly deserved each other. Still, the story of how stout Cortes blustered, bullied and bludgeoned his way to collapsing an entire empire with a handful of contagious hoodlums is astonishing.

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It is with nations as it is with individuals. A book of history is a book of sermons.

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History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors and issues.

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History, sir, will tell lies as usual.

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History is not written in the interests of morality.

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