Nobody knows what really happened in any historical period. There are some periods where we know more than others, though.

  • -- Michael Hirst 迈克尔·赫斯特

没有人知道在任何历史时期真正发生了什么。不过,有些时期我们比其他人知道得更多。

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In most organizations, change comes in only two flavors: trivial and traumatic. Review the history of the average organization and you'll discover long periods of incremental fiddling punctuated by occasional bouts of frantic, crisis-driven change.

在大多数组织中,变化只有两种类型:琐碎的和创伤性的。回顾一下一般组织的历史,你会发现长期的渐进式调整,偶尔也会出现由危机驱动的疯狂变革。

I happened to be one of those who thought all these expenses necessary, and I had the good fortune to have the majority of both houses of Parliament on my side.

我碰巧是那些认为所有这些开支都是必要的人之一,而且我很幸运地得到了国会两院大多数议员的支持。

Have books ‘Happened’ to you? Unless your answer to that question is ‘yes,’ I’m unsure how to talk to you.

书“发生”在你身上吗?除非你的答案是“是”,否则我不确定该怎么和你说话。

Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most.

革命是个人最重要的历史时期。