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Hart - Why Don't We Learn From History? [7fa9a798]

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  • War is profitable only if victory is quickly gained. Only an aggressor can hope to gain a quick victory. If he is frustrated, the war is bound to be long, and mutually ruinous, unless it is brought to an end by mutual agreement.

  • What is the object of history? I would answer, quite simply—“truth.”