Historical change is like an avalanche. The starting point is a snow-covered mountainside that looks solid. All changes take place under the… — Norman Davies Copy Share Image
“Drawing on the best modern scholarship, this book seeks to rescue the history of networks from the clutches of the conspiracy theorists,… — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
History teaches us that a given view has been abandoned in favor of another by all men, or by all competent men,… — Leo Strauss Copy Share Image
The past itself, as historical change continues to accelerate, has become the most surreal of subjects - making it possible... to see… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
It is clear that every civilization undergoes a process of historical change. We can see that a civilization comes into existence, passes… — Carroll Quigley Copy Share Image
The felt unreliability of human experience brought about by the inhuman acceleration of historical change has led every sensitive modern mind to… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
It is one of my targets to show people that a lot of things that are part of their landscape - that… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
Western civilization presents one of the most difficult tasks for historical analysis, because it is not yet finished, because we are a… — Carroll Quigley Copy Share Image
