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“History is merely a list of surprises... It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again.”
“History does not eliminate grievances. It lays them down like landmines.”
“No harm's done to history by making it something someone would want to read.”
“We must not look at the past with the enormous condescension of posterity.”
“Those who would repeat the past must control the teaching of history.”
“The wars of kings were over; the wars of peoples had begun.”
“The history of Napoleon now becomes, for 12 momentous years, the history of mankind.”
“Napoleon could never imagine that some people loved their country as much as he loved his own.”
“Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.”
“Treason doth never prosper. What's the reason? Why, when it prospers, none dare call it treason.”
“I decided it is better to scream. . . . Silence is the real crime against humanity.”
“Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?”
“A life isn't significant except for its impact on others' lives.”
“Following Christ has nothing to do with success as the world sees success. It has to do with love.”
“There is a delight in the hardy life of the open.”