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Letter "H" » History
«History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.»
«History is the record of an encounter between character and circumstances.»
«History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.»
Author: Konrad Adenauer
(Chancellor, Statesman)
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History
| Keywords:
avoided, sum, sum total, total
«History is the short trudge from Adam to atom.»
«History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses»
«History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes»
«History is the ship carrying living memories to the future»
«History is the science of things which are not repeated.»
Author: Paul Valery
(Critic, Essayist, Poet)
| About:
History
| Keywords:
history of science, repeated
«History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life, and brings us tidings of antiquity.»
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
(Lawyer, Orator, Scholar, Statesman, Writer)
| About:
History
| Keywords:
antiquities, antiquity, guidance, illumine, illumines, life history, passing, provides, testifies, testifying, tidings, vitalize, vitalizes, vitalizing, witness
«History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.»
Author: Napoleon Bonaparte
(Emperor, General, Politician)
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History
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agree, decided, events, history, my version, version, versions
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