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The truth is, of course, that history is not completed in modern c

The truth is, of course, that history is not completed in modern commerce any more than philosophy is perfected in political economy. In other words, there is nothing timeless or God-given about filling stations and penicillin and plastic bags. – James Buchan

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If good history is dispassionate history, it must naturally wait until the passions of the period subside. – James Buchan

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Saudi Arabia is a puritanical state that claims a monopoly of wisdom and virtue. – James Buchan

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Since the attack on the United States on September 11 2001, and the US retaliation in Afghanistan and Iraq, there must be few people who have not felt a twinge of nostalgia for the cold war. – James Buchan

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Ive never been nostalgic, personally or politically – if the past was so great, how come its history? – Julie Burchill

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You have to be there not for the fame and glory and recognition and being a page in a history book, but you have to be there because you believe your talent and ability can be applied effectively to operation of the spacecraft. – Alan Shepard

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I loved history because to me, history was like watching a movie. – Quentin Tarantino

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The history of the world is the worlds court of justice. – Friedrich Schiller

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