Quotes on history

A moral cynicism sapping strength society, half-lies condoned, regarde — Abie Abraham

Abie Abraham
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never go country a change air a holiday. go instead eighteenth century — Anatole France

Anatole France
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History write, remember. tarnish memory planet enshrining less noble d — Alastair Reynolds, Thousandth Night / Minla’s Flowers

Alastair Reynolds Thousandth Night / Minla's Flowers
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original colony sprang seven names still feature landscape: Roanoke (w — Bill Bryson, Made America: Informal History English Language United States

Bill Bryson Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States
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a shame a woman’s history men-first boys, boys, men, men, men. reminds — Elizabeth Kostova, Swan Thieves

Elizabeth Kostova The Swan Thieves
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a camaraderie grows among work old books old papers, largely, suspect, — Peter Ackroyd, House Doctor Dee

Peter Ackroyd The House of Doctor Dee
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Considerable thought given early Congresses possibility renaming count — Bill Bryson, Made America: Informal History English Language United States

Bill Bryson Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States
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lived times, great events, without caring much, concerned aging rather — Mal Peet, Life: Exploded Diagram

Life: An Exploded Diagram Mal Peet
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truly apocalyptic view world things repeat themselves. isn’t absurd, — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Culture Value

Culture Ludwig Wittgenstein Value
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Memory, therefore, simply resurrection one’s private past, immersion — Paul Auster, Invention Solitude

Paul Auster The Invention of Solitude
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