#historia

Visiting the past is something like visiting a foreign country: they do some things the same and some things differently, but above all else, they make us more aware of what we call 'home. ↗

— John Arnold

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To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not merely the proper occupation of the historian, but the inalienable privilege of any man of parts and culture. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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The duty of a historian is simply to understand and then convey that understanding, no more than that. ↗

— Antony Beevor

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Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history - revisionist historians is what I like to call them. ↗

— George W. Bush

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Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence. Much the same is true of philosophers, historians and literary critics. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

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