Quote by Johan Huizinga
History is the interpretation of the significance that the past ha

History is the interpretation of the significance that the past has for us. – Johan Huizinga

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Whether the aim is in heaven or on earth, wisdom or wealth, the essential condition of its pursuit and attainment is always security and order. – Johan Huizinga

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Wisdom
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An aristocratic culture does not advertise its emotions. In its forms of expression it is sober and reserved. Its general attitude is stoic. – Johan Huizinga

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Attitude
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These are strange times. Reason, which once combatted faith and seemed to have conquered it, now has to look to faith to save it from dissolution. – Johan Huizinga

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Faith
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There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know. – Harry S. Truman

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History

Of course the Republicans have long wanted to privatize Social Security and destroy it. But Social Security has been the most important and valuable social program in the history of the United States. – Bernie Sanders

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History

Black people dont have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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History

The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality. – Jon Meacham

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History

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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom. – Sun Tzu

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As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them. – Josh Billings

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It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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