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History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who werent there. – George Santayana

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Each religion, by the help of more or less myth which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny. – George Santayana

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Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be reduced to a common denominator. – George Santayana

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Bid, then, the tender light of faith to shine By which alone the mortal heart is led Unto the thinking of the thought divine. – George Santayana

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[T]he historian must serve two masters, the past and the present. – Fritz Stern, The Varieties of History

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Our historic imagination is at best slightly developed. We generalise and idealise the past egregiously. We set up little toys to stand as symbols for centuries and the complicated lives of countless individuals. – John Dewey, Characters and Events

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Too many historical writers are the votaries of cults, which, by definition are dedicated to whitewashing warts and hanging halos. – Thomas A. Bailey

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Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history. – Norman Borlaug

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