"The study of history is a powerful antidote……" — Paul Johnson
"The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions, which seem to us novel and plausible, have been tested before, not once but many times and in innumerable guises; and discovered to be, at great human cost, wholly false."
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39 Quotes by Paul Johnson
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Courage is the essential element in any great public man or woman.
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When people talk about political correctness, the only element of any value is good manners.
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Next to courage, willpower is the most important thing in politics.
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Human beings are infinitely worth studying, especially the peculiarities that often go along with outstanding gifts.
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The most evil person I ever met was a toss-up between Pablo Picasso and the publisher-crook Robert Maxwell.
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