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Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfo

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes. – Voltaire

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History is not a pattern-book of fossilized ideologies. – Frederick Maurice Powicke, Three Lectures

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All that the historians give us are little oases in the desert of time, and we linger fondly in these, forgetting the vast tracks between one and another that were trodden by the weary generations of men. – John Alfred Spender, The Comments of Bagshot

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Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. Its a collective process. – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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I believe that history might be, and ought to be, taught in a new fashion so as to make the meaning of it as a process of evolution intelligible to the young. – Thomas Huxley

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Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking. – Alfred North Whitehead

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Diplomacy: The art of saying “nice doggie” until you can find a rock. – Wynn Catlin

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When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best – that is inspiration. – Robert Bresson

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