An obituary should be an exercise in contemporary history, not a funeral oration.

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An obituary should be an exercise in contemporary history, not a funeral oration.

An obituary should be an exercise in contemporary history, not a funeral oration.

We never search for scandal, but we use it if it cries out to excess.

We never search for scandal, but we use it if it cries out to excess.

We never search for scandal, but we use it if it cries out to excess.

We never search for scandal, but we use it if it cries out to excess.

We have wasted History like a bunch of drunks shooting dice back in the men's...

We have wasted History like a bunch of drunks shooting dice back in the men's...

History shows that male homosexuality, which like prostitution flourishes with urbanization and soon becomes predictably...

History shows that male homosexuality, which like prostitution flourishes with urbanization and soon becomes predictably...

It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters...

It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters...

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the...

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the...

History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total...

History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total...

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however...

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however...

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age...

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes

History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes

The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.

The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.

There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.

There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world

All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world

History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It...

History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It...

What is public history but a register of the successes and disappointments, the vices, the...

What is public history but a register of the successes and disappointments, the vices, the...