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History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the s

History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul. – Lord Acton

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There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye. – Lord Acton

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If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh. – Lord Acton

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We have need of history in its entirety, not to fall back into it, but to see if we can escape from it. – Jose Ortega y Gasset

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Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as divine command. The question to which they are an answer is not, What happened? but rather, How then shall I live? And its only with the exodus that the life of the commands really begins. – Jonathan Sacks

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History is the propaganda of the victors. – Ernst Toller

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Mans naked form belongs to no particular moment in history it is eternal, and can be looked upon with joy by the people of all ages. – Auguste Rodin

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