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History must give the Poles the principal credit for bringing the Soviet bloc to its knees.

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In the long run, Europe will certainly move toward unification. But it will be a process of push and pull, and there will be resistance.

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Each side tries to legitimize their aims by appealing to history, sometimes selectively choosing episodes and other times just by inventing history.

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Nothing stands still. Everything is moving in some direction or another.

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It was in the 20th century that national sovereignty really ruled the roost, and the E.U. was formed to cure that.

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So long as classical education and classical prejudices prevailed, educated Englishmen inevitably saw ancient Britain as an alien land.

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Traditionally, historians thought in terms of invasions: the Celts took over the islands, then the Romans, then the Anglo-Saxons. It now seems much more likely that the resident population doesn't change as much as thought. The people stay put but are reculturalized by some new dominant culture.

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The Law and Justice government does not want a bunch of foreign historians to decide what goes on in 'their' museum.

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Law and Justice are the most vindictive gang in Europe.

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The 'politics of memory' policy appears to work largely by insinuation.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Historian

Born: June 8th, 1939

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