History of The Khitans/pre-dynastic Khitans 388-907

Famous quotes containing the words history of the, history of and/or history:

    “the future is simply nothing at all. Nothing has happened to the present by becoming past except that fresh slices of existence have been added to the total history of the world. The past is thus as real as the present.”
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    “Indeed, the Englishman’s history of New England commences only when it ceases to be New France.”
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    “Universal history is the history of a few metaphors.”
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