“If they are afraid of revision in the laboratory, truth will never be released except by accident.”
Source: The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
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Famous Barbara W. Tuchman Quotes
Source: The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
“Let us retreat when we can, not when we must. Lord Chatham”
Source: The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
“He never hears the truth about himself by not wishing to hear it." Pope Alexander”
Source: The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
“The utility of perseverance in absurdity is more than I could ever discern. Edmund Burke”
Source: The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam