historian
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The future seemed shaped by an oft-repeated line from ancient Greek historian Thucydides: “The strong do what they will, and the weak suffer as they must.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
This display is described as a “tiny slice” of the Huntington’s archive on Otis Reed “Dock” Marston, a historian and river runner who made it his life’s goal to collect information on the Colorado River.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
English historian Simon Schama described Hegseth’s words as “a special kind of loathsomeness: a blend of historical deafness, grotesque stupidity and comically ludicrous self-importance.”
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
"There were certain professional fields where there were a lot of party members, for example civil servants and teachers," the historian told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Similarly, a European historian is not satisfied with describing the condition of Europe in both 1815 and 1918 as having just achieved peace after a costly pan-European war.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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"Mysteries of the Ancient Past"
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