The story and study of the past, both recent and distant, will not reveal the future, but it flashes beacon lights along the way and it is a useful nostrum against despair.


Practicing History: Selected Essays (1981)

Barbara W. Tuchman Quotes

The story and study of the past, both recent and distant, will not reveal the future, but it flashes beacon lights along the way and it is a useful...

The story and study of the past, both recent and distant, will not reveal the future, but it flashes beacon lights along the way and it is a useful...

The story and study of the past, both recent and distant, will not reveal the future, but it flashes beacon lights along the way and it is a useful...

The story and study of the past, both recent and distant, will not reveal the future, but it flashes beacon lights along the way and it is a useful...