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History and Utility

Posted on 12 February 2012 by laohutiger

History is not much studied today. It is one of those subjects, like Latin and English composition, that has had to yield pride of place in crowded schedules to important amusements like Intermediate Hobbies, Advanced Dating, and Study Hall Three. … Continue reading →

Posted in GALLIMAUFRY | Tagged ’Pearl Harbor’, ’study of history’, ’Thirty Years’ War’, ’why study history?’, education, history, Marathon | 1 Comment

Abusing the Uses of History – Public and Private

Posted on 2 February 2012 by laohutiger

Nescire autem quid ante quam natus sis acciderit, id est semper esse puerum. Quid enim est aetas hominis, nisi ea memoria rerum veterum cum superiorum aetate contexitur? [46 BCE] Cicero (106-43 BCE) Orator XXXIV.120 Furthermore, not to know what happened … Continue reading →

Posted in ANCIENT & MODERN | Tagged 'political corruption', ’casus belli’, ’lies and deception’, ’Pentagon Papers’, ’personal delusions’, Cicero, history, Santayana, self-deception | 3 Comments

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