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History is nothing but a problem of mechanics applied to psycholog

History is nothing but a problem of mechanics applied to psychology. – Hippolyte Taine

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I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior. – Hippolyte Taine

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The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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Histories used often to be stories: the fashion now is to leave out the story. Our histories are stall-fed: the facts are absorbed by the reflexions, as the meat is sometimes by the fat. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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When it comes to true humility in the face of history, nothing beats complete silence. – Lev Grossman

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Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen as heading toward catastrophe. – Susan Sontag

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