[H]istory is the sextant of states which, tossed by wind and current, would be lost in confusion if they could not fix their position. – Allan Nevins, The Gateway to History
So the old Copenhagen interpretation needs to be generalized, needs to be replaced by something that can be used for the whole universe, and can be used also in cases where there is plenty of individuality and history. – Murray Gell-Mann
I never can pass by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York without thinking of it not as a gallery of living portraits but as a cemetery of tax-deductible wealth. – Lewis H. Lapham
I think that the U.S. does have this very much more open attitude, and I admire it very much and I think its very important to the world. But the information and the discussion sometimes come too late, after the effective decision has been made. – E. P. Thompson
![[H]istory is the sextant of states which, tossed by wind and curre](/quote/istory-sextant-states-which-tossed-wind-curre.jpg "[H]istory is the sextant of states which, tossed by wind and curre")
