Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.', James Harvey Robinson',
Geschichte ist [...] ein Dialog zwischen Gegenwart und Vergangenheit. [re-transl.:] History is [...] a dialogue between the present and the past.', Edward Hallet Carr, Was ist Geschichte?, S. 54',
To solve the problems of today, we must focus on tomorrow.', Erik Nupponen',
If there were a verb meaning to believe falsely, it would not have any significant first person, present indicative.', Ludwig Wittgenstein', Austrian philosopher (1889 - 1951)
It is a common delusion that you can make things better by talking about them.', Dame Rose Macauley',