Johan Huizinga

Johan Huizinga (Groningen, December 7, 1872 – De Steeg, February 1, 1945), was a Dutch historian and one of the founders of modern cultural history.

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    Nelson’s famous signal before the Battle of Trafalgar was not: ‘England expects that every man will be a hero.’ It said: ‘England expects that every man will do his duty.’ In 1805 that was enough. It should still be.
    Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)

    It is impossible to strive for the heroic life. The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who themselves know nothing of heroism.
    Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)

    History can predict nothing except that great changes in human relationships will never come about in the form in which they have been anticipated.
    Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)

    One does not realize the historical sensation as a re-experiencing, but as an understanding that is closely related to the understanding of music, or rather of the world by means of music.
    Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)

    The second fundamental feature of culture is that all culture has an element of striving.
    Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)