"History is often not what actually happened but what is recorded as such."

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Source : Henry L. Stimson (2016). “On Active Services In Peace And War”, p.7, Read Books Ltd

Henry L. Stimson

#History Quotes

“As soon as I get my car I think I'll be going to the cinema more. Since I don't go very often, there are no films that are a must see at the moment. I usually wait till they come out on DVD.”
“By an image we hold on to our lost treasures, but it is the wrenching loss that forms the image, composes, binds the bouquet.”
“Once established, a successful style looks like an inevitability - maybe that's the definition of a successful style - but there's often the time when it looks like anything but.”
“I cant pretend to be objective when it comes to service or sacrifice.”
“Matthew kept hinting that his desire - for blood, chiefly- was so strong that it put everything else at risk. But vampires werenâ€™t the only creatures who had to manage such strong impulses. Much of what qualified as magic was simply desire in action. Witchcraft was different- that took spells and rituals. But magic? A wish, a need, a hunger too strong to be denied- these could turn into deeds when they cross a witchâ€™s mind.”
“I saw Ben Whishaw playing Hamlet at the Old Vic and straight away had a very strong sense that he might be the end of a very, very long road of searching for the right guy. He did an amazing audition, where it all came across this, instinctive feeling that he obviously had for the character in the Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer.”
“I believe that this president [George W. Bush], regrettably, rushed us into a war, made decisions about foreign policy, pushed alliances away. And, as a result, America is now bearing this extraordinary burden where we are not as safe as we ought to be.”
“The trick is to fix the problem you have, rather than the problem you want.”

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