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«Recently I heard a 'wise guy' story that I had a party at my home for twenty-five men. It's an interesting story, but I don't know twenty-five men I'd want to invite ta a party.»
Author: Joan Crawford (Actress) | About: History | Keywords: invite, Twenty Five, wise guy
«Political history is largely an account of mass violence and of the expenditure of vast resources to cope with mythical fears and hopes»
«That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach»
Author: Aldous Huxley (Critic, Novelist) | About: History | Keywords: lessons, very much
«Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.»
«The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their mark on history by standing with past profiles in courage, and defending not party, not partisanship, but defending principle and democracy itself.»
«Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.»
«Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, but to weigh and consider . . . Histories make men wise.»
«Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.»
«Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.»
Author: Plato (Philosopher) | About: History, Poetry, Truth | Keywords: nearer, poetry, vital
«The past is never forgotten; it's never even past»