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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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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In Europe art has to a large degree taken the place of religion. In America it seems rather to be science. – Johan Huizinga

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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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If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false. – Dean Kamen

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I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years. – David Rockefeller

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So many people of color who made major contributions to American history have been trapped in the purgatory of history. – Henry Louis Gates

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It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early stage of his life, have to write a historical work. He would then realize that the human race is in quite a jam about truth. – Rebecca West

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