Georges Lefebvre quotes
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“The moralist must praise heroism and condemn cruelty; but the moralist does not explain events.”
-- Georges LefebvreSource : Georges Lefebvre (2011). “Napoleon”, p.12, Taylor & Francis
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“Pour faire de l'histoire, il faut savoir compter.”
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“Prayer is an end to isolation. It is living our daily life with someone; with him who alone can deliver us from solitude.”
-- Georges Lefebvre
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“History is not a catalogue but...a convincing version of events.”
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“The past actually happened. History is what someone took the time to write down.”
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“Every age cuts and pastes history to suit its own purposes; art always has an ax to grind.”
Source : Ada Louise Huxtable (2010). “On Architecture: Collected Reflections on a Century of Change”, p.1, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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