History is a pageant and not a philosophy. – Augustine Birrell, Obiter Dicta: The Muse of History
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The long-established and noble rule of Law, one of the greatest products of the character and tradition of British history, has suffered a deadly blow. Blackmail has become respectable. – Robert Menzies
Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission. – Lion Feuchtwanger
Culinary tradition is not always based on fact. Sometimes its based on history, on habits that come out of a time when kitchens were fueled by charcoal. – Alton Brown
Those who in principle oppose birth control are either incapable of arithmetic or else in favor of war, pestilence and famine as permanent features of human life. – Bertrand Russell
If military movies were automatically successful wed make nothing but military movies. But seriously, patriotism is one thing that all Americans have in common. – Tommy Lee Jones
