Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men.

-- G. K. Chesterton 特顿

寓言比事实更具有历史意义，因为事实告诉我们关于一个人的事，而寓言告诉我们关于一百万人的事。

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All truly historical peoples have an idea they must realize, and when they have sufficiently exploited it at home, they export it, in a certain way, by war; they make it tour the world.

所有真正的历史民族都有一个他们必须认识到的观念，当他们在国内充分利用了这个观念时，他们就以某种方式通过战争把它输出出去;他们让它环游世界。

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Historical methodology, as I see it, is a product of common sense applied to circumstances.

在我看来，历史方法论是常识应用于环境的产物。

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What is history but a fable agreed upon?

除了传说，历史还能是什么?

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History is fables agreed upon.

历史是大家都同意的寓言。

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