The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down. – A. Whitney Brown, The Big Picture

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The tapestry of history that seems so full of tragedy when viewed from the front has countless comic scenes woven into its reverse side. In truth, tragedy and comedy are the twin masks of history – its mass appeal. – José Ortega y Gasset, Historical Reason

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We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at this time… to ask for an effort in the battle against debt. – Francois Hollande

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History is the essence of innumerable biographies. – Thomas Carlyle, On History

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Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World. – Christopher Columbus

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