Quote by Barbara Tuchman
Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. – Barbara Tuchman

Other quotes by Barbara Tuchman

No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision. – Barbara Tuchman

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Government
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Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism. – Barbara Tuchman

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Diplomacy
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The unrecorded past is none other than our old friend, the tree in the primeval forest which fell without being heard. – Barbara Tuchman

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History
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History
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Im the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him. – Herbert Hoover

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History

In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended for serving the purpose that the Founding Fathers saw so clearly. – Hugo Black

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History

Woz is living his own life now. He hasnt been around Apple for about five years. But what he did will go down in history. – Steve Jobs

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History

Barack Obama is one of the greatest politicians in American history. – John Podhoretz

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History

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I wouldnt like to be in movies. Movie people are strange. They live a different life than musicians do. – Stevie Nicks

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In my late teenage years, I developed a real passion for it, and wrote a lot of poetry. – Danielle Steel

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