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Historian

Paul Fussell was an American historian renowned for his profound insights into 20th-century American society and culture. His works explored American military history, consumerism, and the changes in post-war American life.

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Famous Paul Fussell Quotes

“The past is not the present: pretending it is corrupts art and thus both rots the mind and shrivels the imagination and conscience.”

Mind Art Past Imagination Conscience Tradition Pretending

Book:The Boy Scout Handbook and Other Observations

Source: The Boy Scout Handbook and Other Observations

“Understanding the past requires pretending that you don't know the present. It requires feeling its own pressure on your pulses without any ex post facto illumination.”

Knows Feelings Past Understanding Pressure Posts Pretending Exes Pulse Illumination

Book:Thank God for the Atom Bomb, and Other Essays

Source: Thank God for the Atom Bomb, and Other Essays

“Understanding the past requires pretending that you don't know the present.”

Knows Past Understanding History Pretending

Book:Thank God for the Atom Bomb, and Other Essays

Source: Thank God for the Atom Bomb, and Other Essays

“So many bright futures consigned to the ashes of the past.So many dreams lost in the madness that had engulfed us.Except for a few widely scattered shouts of joy,the survivors of the abyss sat hollow-eyed and silent, trying to comprehend a world without war.”

World Trying War Dream Past Joy Lost Madness Silent Sat Survivor Ashes Abyss Hollow Bright Future

Book:Thank God for the Atom Bomb, and Other Essays

Source: Thank God for the Atom Bomb, and Other Essays

About the Author

Born: March 22, 1924
Died: May 23, 2012
Known for: Historian
Quotes: 48

Books & Sources

Class: A Guide Through the American Status SystemRelated source material

Thank God for the Atom Bomb, and Other EssaysRelated source material

The Great War and Modern MemoryRelated source material

Abroad: British Literary Traveling between the WarsRelated source material

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The Boy Scout Handbook and Other ObservationsRelated source material

Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World WarRelated source material

Bad Or, the Dumbing of AmericaRelated source material

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