[T]he historian must serve two masters, the past and the present. – Fritz Stern, The Varieties of History
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In studying history we are finding out about ourselves, and in the last resort the natural sciences and even mathematics have the same final end. – Vivian Hunter Galbraith, An Introduction to the Study of History
If we got into a situation where people start burning our records, then bring it on. Thats the whole point. The gloaming has begun. Were in the darkness. This has happened before. Go read some history. – Thom Yorke
He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be – a student of history and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones. – A. J. P. Taylor
Although I dont have a prescription for what others should do, I know I have been very fortunate and feel a responsibility to give back to society in a very significant way. – Bill Gates
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