Hindsight Quote by Friedrich Von Schlegel Download Open image ““The historian is a prophet looking backwards.”” — Friedrich Von Schlegel ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Hindsight Historian History Prophecy
A historian is not always a prophet facing backwards, but a journalist is always someone who afterwards knew everything beforehand. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
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“The backward look behind the assurance Of recorded history, the backward half-look Over the shoulder, towards the primitive terror.” — T.S. Eliot Copy Share Image
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I'm always surprised when the corporate world does stupid things, because they're often not very stupid in hindsight. — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
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As the First World War made painfully clear, when politicians and generals lead nations into war, they almost invariably assume swift victory, and have… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
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