Frederick Lewis Allen

(1890–1954) Historian

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Frederick Lewis Allen was a historian, best known for Only yesterday.

Quick Facts About Frederick Lewis Allen

Born: July 5, 1890
Died: February 13, 1954
Profession: Historian
Notable works: Only yesterday

About Frederick Lewis Allen

Frederick Lewis Allen was the editor of Harper's Magazine and also notable as an American historian of the first half of the twentieth century. His specialty was writing about recent and popular history.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Frederick Lewis Allen

Romance cannot be put into quantity production-the moment love becomes casual, it becomes commonplace.

Frederick Lewis Allen

Casual

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It is easier to tear down a code than to put a new one in its place.

Frederick Lewis Allen

Code

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We have something special...a culture which we do not think of as something for the elite, but as something which is accessible…

Frederick Lewis Allen

Culture

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Wilson thought in terms of the whole world; Harding was for America first. And, finally, whereas Wilson wanted America to exert itself…

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America

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Everything is more complicated than it looks to most people.

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Complicated

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