History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
John Acton
Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history.
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The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river; and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by experience, is eminently practical, as an instrument of action and a power that goes to making the future.
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And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.
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History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
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Lectures on Modern History (1906) - PDF file at Google
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