History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.
Enlightenment philosopher
History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.
Enlightenment philosopher
Attributed, in 'Le Sottisier' (Notebooks), but also in a letter to Cideville.
c. 1750s
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