There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know. – Harry S. Truman
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No one can really know the life of his own day, let alone that of times long past. Always the historian sees as in a mirror darkly, the reds and the golds rendered drab by the shadows of time. – Earl R. Beck, On Teaching History in Colleges and Universities
Our historic imagination is at best slightly developed. We generalise and idealise the past egregiously. We set up little toys to stand as symbols for centuries and the complicated lives of countless individuals. – John Dewey, Characters and Events
My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come up with big shows. Every fashion company is doing that, every car company is doing that. – Laurie Anderson
