[H]istory is a melodrama on the theme of parasitism, characterized by scenes that are exciting or dull, as the case may be, and many a sudden stagetrick. – Max Nordau, The Interpretation of History
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We are the prisoners of history. Or are we? – Robert Penn Warren, Segregation
There is no such thing as a neutral or purely objective historian. Without an opinion a historian would be simply a ticking clock, and unreadable besides. – Philip Howard
If we have a great idea, well go, Oh, this could be a cool movie. Or really for us, its more like, Oh, this is a really bad idea. Lets do this. This seems really stupid. – Trey Parker